TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 47

YELLOW DOT MOTOR VEHICLE MEDICAL INFORMATION ACT

39-4702.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a yellow dot program to assist:

(1)  Drivers and passengers who participate in the program;

(2)  Emergency medical responders in reporting critical medical information in the event of a motor vehicle accident or a medical emergency involving a participant’s vehicle; and

(3)  Peace officers, or other law enforcement personnel, in becoming aware of a motorist’s or passenger’s critical medical information that may affect the officer’s encounter with the motorist or passenger during a traffic stop or welfare check.

History:

[39-4702, added 2020, ch. 283, sec. 1, p. 824.]