Senate Bill No. 6¶

An act to ensure good samaritans are protected under the law.

[Introduced by Koboloid December 10, 2018. Approved by Governor December 22, 2018.]

Be it enacted by the Senate of the State of Mayflower in Congress assembled,

SECTION I. LONG TITLE; SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE¶

(a) An Act to ensure that good samaritans are ensured protection under the law, and cannot be prosecuted.
(b) Citizens who defend others from certain unavoidable harm, without injuring innocent bystanders, shall be protected under the law.
(c) This law shall go into effect one day (twenty-four hours) after the Governor of Mayflower has signed it into law. This Act will end once a new bill has replaced it, this bill is altered, or this bill is repealed by a vote of the State Senate.

(a) Samaritan: a charitable or helpful person, pertaining to helping another citizen in defense of the person.
(b) Serious harm: Harm to the point where extreme injuries are endured, in an attempt to take that individual’s life.
(c) Obstruction of justice: Hindering any Peace Officer, Judge, or other Government official from carrying out his/her official duties.

(a) A citizen who defends another innocent citizen from certain serious harm which would result in death can not be charged for a crime.
(b) Citizens who defend another individual while they are in the process of committing a criminal act can not be protected by this law.
(c) Citizens who actively interfere with law enforcement (i.e jumping in crossfire) in an attempt to assist law enforcement are still eligible to be charged with obstruction of justice, which is at the officer(s) discretion.
(d) Citizens who fire into a crowd of other innocent bystanders can not be protected by this law.
(e) Citizens can not be protected by this law due to destruction of property unless it’s in a direct attempt at another’s life.
(f) Law enforcement officers retain the right to tell a citizen to stop assisting them in an emergency, to which if they refuse can be charged with obstruction of justice.
(g) Citizens who choose not to interfere with a crime in progress can not be charged for a crime.
(h) This law can not be used after the crime is committed, or if the suspect leaves the scene.
(i) Citizens must be able to justify their reasoning of defending another citizen.
(j) Municipal, county, and state law enforcement agencies shall enforce this law.

(a) This Act shall be in effect in one day from when the Governor signs it into law to when the Governor, Judicial Official, or a Legislative Official deems it shall no longer be in effect by using their appropriate, prescribed powers.
(b) Upon signature, law enforcement agencies shall make themselves aware of this new law.

Last update: May 7, 2020