Tribe: Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
Section 3. Assistance for Intoxicated Persons. The Coushatta Public Safety Department shall assist any intoxicated person or person under the influence of drugs to his home or to any appropriate treatment facility within the vicinity of the Reservation if the person requests such assistance, or is in immediate need of emergency medical attention or appears unable to make a rational decision when such a person withholds consent, he may be detained for necessary emergency care but unreasonable force shall not be used. Whenever the Public Safety Department provides such emergency assistance, it shall promptly notify the family or next-of-kin and the Alcoholism and Drug Treatment Department. Detention hereunder shall not be considered as an arrest for any purpose, and a Police Officer acting hereunder is acting in the course of official duty and shall not be criminally or civilly liable for such action.
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