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Gov. Daniels praises students for alcohol amnesty law

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he is proud of the college students who pushed for a new law designed to encourage people to seek medical help for those who are dangerously intoxicated.

Daniels held a ceremonial bill signing in his office Friday for the "lifeline" law shielding people from arrest on public intoxication or underage drinking charges if they get help for someone facing an alcohol-related emergency.

Some students who sought the law attended the ceremony, where Daniels called it a commonsense change.

Supporters hope the law that takes effect July 1 will make college students and others more likely to report alcohol poisoning.

The state reports 21 underage drinkers have died in Indiana since 2004 because of alcohol poisoning.

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