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Calling For An Overdose

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-472 — a good faith call, staying on the scene, and no possession or paraphernalia charge

  • The person made a good faith request for emergency medical help for an overdose, their own or another's, as soon as it was apparent.
  • The evidence was found because of the overdose and the request for help.
  • Calling for another person, the caller stayed on the scene until help or police arrived, and cooperated.
  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-472
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No possession or paraphernalia charge. Where those conditions are met, the person is not in violation of the possession or paraphernalia sections, and neither is the person who was overdosing.

  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-472

The exception does not reach drug-induced homicide or any other offense. A particular case is a question for a licensed Nebraska attorney.

  • Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-472
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  1. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-472 — Drug overdose; exception from criminal liability; conditions

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nebraska attorney.

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