2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Damages and Limitations on Actions
Article 21 - Damages
Part 8 - Drug Dealer Liability Act
§ 13-21-802. Legislative declaration
(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 8 is:
(a) To provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in this state injured as a result of the use of an illegal drug;
(b) To shift, to the extent possible, the cost of damage caused by the market for illegal drugs in the state to those who illegally profit from that market; and
(c) To deter those who have not yet entered into the distribution market for illegal drugs by establishing the prospect of substantial monetary loss.
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