Chart Presents State-by-State Policy with Statutory References
This chart presents the Good Samaritan statutes for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia . For each jurisdiction, the chart shows who is protected by the Good Samaritan statute and the statute's citation. This chart is based on the most recent information available.
| State | Who Is Protected? | Statutory Reference |
| Alabama | Various medical personnel, various emergency workers, firefighters, police officers, state troopers, and mine rescue personnel, those using defibrillators, and licensed engineers, architects, surveyors, contractors, subcontractors, or others working under the supervision of such licensees, when working in connection with or under the direction of a community response team or federal, state, or local emergency management agencies. Any person acting in good faith who provides assistance at the scene of an accident or emergency who does not charge for any services provided. | Ala. Code § 6-5-332 |
| Alaska | Anyone | Alaska Stat. §§ 09.65.087, .090, .091 |
| Arizona | Anyone | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-1471 |
| Arkansas | Anyone | Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-101 |
| California | Anyone | Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1799.102 |
| Colorado | Anyone | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-21-108 through 13-21-108.7 |
| Connecticut | Various medical personnel, various emergency workers, persons trained in CPR, firefighters, police officers, school personnel, ski patrol members, lifeguards, environmental protection officers, or any person who has completed a first aid course offered by the American Red Cross or other recognized entity. | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-557b |
| Delaware | Anyone | Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, § 6801 |
| District of Columbia | Anyone | D.C. Code Ann. § 7-401 |
| Florida | Anyone | Fla. Stat. Ann. § 768.13 |
| Georgia | Anyone | Ga. Code Ann. § 51-1-29 |
| Hawaii | Anyone | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-1.6 |
| Idaho | Anyone | Idaho Code § 5-330 |
| Illinois | Extensive listing of personnel that covers nearly anyone who renders any first aid or emergency assistance without compensation at the scene of an emergency. | 745 ILCS 49/1; et seq. |
| Indiana | Anyone | Ind. Code Ann. §§ 34-30-12-1, -2 |
| Iowa | Anyone | Iowa Code Ann. § 613.17 |
| Kansas | Health care providers | Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-2891 |
| Kentucky | Physicians, nurses, various emergency workers, persons trained in CPR, board of education employees with first-aid training | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 411.148 |
| Louisiana | In-state physicians, surgeons, and nurses, veterinarians (when providing emergency care to animals), dentists, firefighters, police officers, various emergency workers | La. Rev. Stat. §§ 37:1731 through 17:1737 |
| Maine | Anyone | 14 M.R.S.A. § 164 |
| Maryland | Anyone | Md. Code Ann. Cts. & Jud. Prac. § 5-603 |
| Massachusetts |
Anyone | Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 112, § 12B and 12V |
| Michigan | Various medical personnel, one who administers CPR, one who uses an AED, a registered member of the national ski patrol, and a block parent who renders assistance to a minor. Any owner or employee of a restaurant who assists in removing an obstruction from the throat of a patron. | Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 691.1501-1507; 1522 |
| Minnesota | Anyone (duty to aid) | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 604A.01 |
| Mississippi | Anyone | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-37 |
| Missouri | Various medical personnel and persons with first-aid training | Mo. Ann. Stat. § 537.037 |
| Montana | Anyone | Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-714 |
| Nebraska | Anyone | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-21,186 |
| Nevada | Anyone | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.500 |
| New Hampshire | Anyone | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:12 |
| New Jersey | Anyone | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:62A-1 |
| New Mexico | Anyone | N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-10-3 |
| New York | Anyone | N.Y. Pub. Health § 3000-a |
| North Carolina | Anyone | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.14 |
| North Dakota | Anyone | N.D. Cent. Code §§ 23-27-04.1; 32-03.1-02 |
| Ohio | Anyone | Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.23 |
| Oklahoma | Anyone | 76 Okl.St. Ann. § 5 |
| Oregon | Anyone | Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 30.800; 30.805 |
| Pennsylvania |
Physicians and nurses (licensed in any state), veterinarians (when providing emergency care to animals), individuals trained to use (or not trained to use, but with access to and in good faith uses) an AED, and those who provide first aid. | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 8331- 8332 |
| Rhode Island |
Anyone | R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 5-34-34; 5-37-14; 9-1-27.1; 9-1-34; 23-20.5-2 |
| South Carolina | Anyone | S.C. Code Ann. § 15-1-310 |
| South Dakota | Anyone | S.D. Codified Laws § 20-9-4.1 |
| Tennessee | Anyone | Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-218 |
| Texas | Anyone | Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 74.001; 74.151 |
| Utah | Medical professionals, emergency medical personnel (and their employers, sponsors, etc.), AED users, one who renders CPR, registered/trained ski patrol members. | Utah Code Ann. § 26-8a-601 |
| Vermont | Anyone (duty to aid) | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit.12, § 519 |
| Virginia | Anyone | Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-225 |
| Washington | Anyone who acts without compensation or without the expectation of receiving compensation. | Wash. Rev. Code § 4.24.300 |
| West Virginia | Anyone | W. Va. Code § 55-7-15 |
| Wisconsin | Anyone | Wis. Stat. § 895.48 |
| Wyoming | Anyone who provides assistance or advice without compensation. | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-120 |
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