California Health and Safety Code DIVISION 10.2 - DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT

• Section 11700.
  This division shall be known and may be cited as the Drug Dealer Liability Act.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 867, Sec. 1. Effective January 1,
• Section 11701.
  The purpose of this division is to provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in a community injured as a result of the use...
• Section 11702.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)  Although the criminal justice system is an important weapon against the marketing of illegal controlled substances,...
• Section 11703.
  As used in this division:(a) “Marketing of illegal controlled substances” means the possession for sale, sale, or distribution of a specified illegal controlled substance, and shall...
• Section 11704.
  (a)  A person who knowingly participates in the marketing of illegal controlled substances within this state is liable for civil damages as provided in this...
• Section 11705.
  (a)  Any one or more of the following persons may bring an action for damages caused by an individual’s use of an illegal controlled substance:...
• Section 11706.
  (a) An individual user of an illegal controlled substance may not bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal controlled substance, except...
• Section 11707.
  (a)  A third party shall not pay damages awarded under this division, or provide a defense or money for a defense, on behalf of an...
• Section 11708.
  A person, whose participation in the marketing of illegal controlled substances constitutes the following level offense, shall be rebuttably presumed to be responsible in the...
• Section 11709.
  (a)  Two or more persons may join in one action under this division as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at least one market for...
• Section 11710.
  (a)  An action by an individual user of an illegal controlled substance is governed by the principles of comparative responsibility. Comparative responsibility attributed to the...
• Section 11711.
  A person subject to liability under this division has a right of action for contribution against another person subject to liability under this division. Contribution...
• Section 11712.
  (a)  Proof of liability in an action brought under this division shall be shown by clear and convincing evidence. Except as otherwise provided in this...
• Section 11713.
  (a)  A plaintiff under this division, subject to subdivision (c), may request an ex parte prejudgment attachment order from the court against all assets of...
• Section 11714.
  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a claim under this division shall not be brought more than one year after the defendant furnishes...
• Section 11715.
  On motion by a governmental agency involved in an investigation or prosecution involving an illegal controlled substance, an action brought under this division shall be...
• Section 11716.
  No cause of action shall arise based on any act by a defendant which occurred prior to the effective date of this division.(Added by Stats....
• Section 11717.
  If any provision of this division or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this division...

Last modified: October 22, 2018