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A04968 Summary:

BILL NOA04968
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORBrown E
 
COSPNSRGiglio, Manktelow, McDonough, DiPietro, Fitzpatrick, Friend, Angelino, Chang, DeStefano, Blankenbush, Lemondes, Novakhov
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§621 & 631, Exec L; amd §§35.10 & 35.15, Pen L; add §79-r, Civ Rts L
 
Relates to being a good samaritan; adds "reasonable intervention" as a reason to be protected from liability; provides that a person may use physical force when and to the extent that such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to maintain order, but may use deadly physical force only when such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to prevent death or serious physical injury; appropriates $500,000 for public service announcements and community-based training programs aimed at educating people about the legal protections and responsibilities of being a good samaritan.
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