California Health and Safety Code 11708 – A person, whose participation in the marketing of illegal controlled …
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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 following amounts:
(a) For a level 1 offense, 25 percent of the damages.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 11708
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Marketing of illegal controlled substances: means the possession for sale, sale, or distribution of a specified illegal controlled substance, and shall include all aspects of making such a controlled substance available, including, but not limited to, its manufacture. See California Health and Safety Code 11703
- Person: means an individual, governmental entity, corporation, firm, trust, partnership, or incorporated or unincorporated association, existing under or authorized by the laws of this state, another state, or a foreign country. See California Health and Safety Code 11703
(b) For a level 2 offense, 50 percent of the damages.
(c) For a level 3 offense, 75 percent of the damages.
(d) For a level 4 offense, 100 percent of the damages.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 867, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)