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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-422: Definitions

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As used in the Drug Dealer Liability Act:

1. "Illegal drug" means a drug whose distribution is a

violation of state law;

2. "Illegal drug market" means the support system of illegal

drug-related operations, from production to retail sales, through

which an illegal drug reaches the user;

3. "Illegal drug market target community" is the area described

under Section 7 of this act;

4. "Individual drug user" means the individual whose illegal

drug use is the basis of an action brought under this act;

5. "Level one offense" means possession of one quarter (1/4)

ounce or more, but less than four (4) ounces, or distribution of

less than one (1) ounce of a specified illegal drug, or possession

of one (1) pound or twenty-five plants or more, but less than four

(4) pounds or fifty plants, or distribution of less than one (1)

pound of marijuana;

6. "Level two offense" means possession of four (4) ounces or

more, but less than eight (8) ounces, or distribution of one (1)

ounce or more, but less than two (2) ounces, of a specified illegal

drug, or possession of four (4) pounds or more or fifty plants or

more, but less than eight (8) pounds or seventy-five plants, or

distribution of more than one (1) pound but less than ten (10)

pounds of marijuana;

7. "Level three offense" means possession of eight (8) ounces

or more, but less than sixteen (16) ounces, or distribution of two

(2) ounces or more, but less than four (4) ounces, of a specified

illegal drug or possession of eight (8) pounds or more or seventy-

five plants or more, but less than sixteen (16) pounds or one

hundred plants, or distribution of more than five (5) pounds but

less than ten (10) pounds of marijuana;

8. "Level four offense" means possession of sixteen (16) ounces

or more or distribution of four (4) ounces or more of a specified

illegal drug or possession of sixteen (16) pounds or more or one

hundred plants or more or distribution of ten (10) pounds or more of

marijuana;

9. "Participate in the illegal drug market" means to

distribute, possess with an intent to distribute, commit an act

intended to facilitate the marketing or distribution of, or agree to

distribute, possess with an intent to distribute, or commit an act

intended to facilitate the marketing and distribution of an illegal

drug. "Participate in the illegal drug market" does not include the

purchase or receipt of an illegal drug for personal use only;

10. "Person" means an individual, a 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;

11. "Period of illegal drug use" means, in relation to the

individual drug user, the time of first use by an individual of an

illegal drug to the accrual of the cause of action. The period of

illegal drug use is presumed to commence two (2) years before the

cause of action accrues unless the defendant proves otherwise by

clear and convincing evidence;

12. "Place of illegal drug activity" means, in relation to the

individual drug user, each county in which the individual possesses

or uses an illegal drug or in which the individual resides, attends

school, or is employed during the period of the illegal drug use of

the individual, unless the defendant proves otherwise by clear and

convincing evidence;

13. "Place of participation" means, in relation to a defendant

in an action brought under the Drug Dealer Liability Act, each

county in which the person participates in the illegal drug market

or in which the person resides, attends school, or is employed

during the period of the participation in the illegal drug market by

the person; and

14. "Specified illegal drug" means cocaine, heroin, or

methamphetamine and any other drug the distribution of which is a

violation of state law.

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