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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="24-908" title_number="24" title_name="Miscellaneous Provisions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Opioid–associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A Program staff member, Program volunteer, or Program participant may not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for violating § 5–601, § 5–619, § 5–620, or § 5–902(c) or (d) of the Criminal Law Article for possessing or distributing controlled paraphernalia or drug paraphernalia whenever the possession or distribution of the controlled paraphernalia or drug paraphernalia is a direct result of the employee’s, volunteer’s, or participant’s activities in connection with the work of a Program authorized under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a Program staff member, Program volunteer, or Program participant is not immune from criminal prosecution for any activities not authorized or approved by a Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
