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Section 11710 Of Division 10.2. Drug Dealer Liability Act From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.2.
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
plaintiff does not bar recovery but diminishes the award of
compensatory damages proportionally, according to the measure of
responsibility attributed to the plaintiff.
(b) The burden of proving the comparative responsibility of the plaintiff is on the defendant, which shall be shown by clear and convincing evidence.
(c) Comparative responsibility shall not be attributed to a plaintiff who is not an individual user of a controlled substance, unless that plaintiff willfully and knowingly gave the individual user money for the purchase of the illegal controlled substance.
(b) The burden of proving the comparative responsibility of the plaintiff is on the defendant, which shall be shown by clear and convincing evidence.
(c) Comparative responsibility shall not be attributed to a plaintiff who is not an individual user of a controlled substance, unless that plaintiff willfully and knowingly gave the individual user money for the purchase of the illegal controlled substance.
