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A. An underage person is immune from arrest and prosecution for an offense described in subsection C of this section if he or she establishes the following:

1. The underage person called 911 and reported in good faith that another underage person was in need of medical assistance due to marijuana consumption;

2. The underage person who called 911 provided his or her name to the 911 operator;

3. The underage person was the first person to make the 911 report; and

4. The underage person who made the 911 call remained on the scene with the underage person in need of medical assistance until assistance arrived and cooperated with medical assistance or law enforcement personnel on the scene.

B. The immunity described in subsection A of this section also extends to the underage person who was in need of medical assistance due to marijuana consumption if the conditions of said subsection A are satisfied.

C. The immunity described in subsection A of this section shall apply to any offense described in this article.

D. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit the prosecution of a person for an offense other than the offenses described in subsection C of this section, or to limit the ability of the town attorney, municipal prosecutor, or a law enforcement officer to obtain or use evidence obtained from a report, recording, or any other statement provided pursuant to subsection A of this section to investigate and prosecute an offense. (Ord. 27, Series 2016)