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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="2-107" title_number="2" title_name="Law Enforcement Procedures; Arrest Process" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before a law enforcement officer may charge with a crime a person who is found by the law enforcement officer in a semiconscious or unconscious condition, the law enforcement officer shall make a diligent effort to determine whether the person:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or another type of illness that causes semiconsciousness or unconsciousness; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is carrying the identification bracelet, tag, or card described in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the law enforcement officer determines that the person suffers from an illness that causes semiconsciousness or unconsciousness, and the person is carrying the identification bracelet, tag, or card described in subsection (b) of this section, the law enforcement officer shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>notify the person’s physician immediately; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>have the person immediately transported to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a physician; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a facility where the services of a physician are available.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who suffers from epilepsy, diabetes, a cardiac condition, or other type of illness that causes temporary blackouts, semiconscious periods, or complete unconsciousness may wear an identification bracelet or metal tag or carry an identification card that is engraved, stamped, or imprinted with the person’s name, type of illness, physician’s name, and required medication.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person may not willfully and knowingly falsify identification described in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person may not deliberately misrepresent an illness that causes blackouts, semiconsciousness, or unconsciousness as described in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
