{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-11303","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 11303","heading":"","body":"(a) A program, employee, contractor, volunteer, owner, or other person acting in the good faith provision of controlled substance checking services and acting in accordance with established protocols shall not be subject to any of the following:\n(1) Detention, arrest, or prosecution for a violation of this division, including for attempting to, aiding and abetting in, or conspiracy to commit a violation of this division.\n(2) Forfeiture of property.\n(3) Any civil or administrative penalty or liability of any kind, including disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, credentialing restrictions, contractual or civil liability, or employment action.\n(4) Denial of a right or privilege for actions, conduct, or omissions relating to the operation of a controlled substance checking service in compliance with this article and any rules adopted pursuant to this article.\n(b) The exemption provided in this section shall not apply to a party acting as a controlled substance checking service in a negligent manner or in bad faith.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT [11000. - 11651.]","CHAPTER 5. Use of Controlled Substances [11210. - 11306.]","ARTICLE 5. Controlled Substance Checking Services [11300. - 11306.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8c5a8143dba60ee28d5088a5105ae4996a64eb4e6babffe508e59d7e6e27ddbb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-11302","next":"us-ca/hsc-11304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}