{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-11704","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 11704","heading":"","body":"(a) A person who knowingly participates in the marketing of illegal controlled substances within this state is liable for civil damages as provided in this division. A person may recover damages under this division for injury resulting from an individual’s use of an illegal controlled substance.\n(b) A law enforcement officer or agency, the state, or a person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer or agency or the state is not liable for participating in the marketing of illegal controlled substances, if the participation is in furtherance of an official investigation.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 10.2. DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT [11700. - 11717.]"],"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":"2636b44a397363d01077c31076774177ad4dc68b0360d745a96786d0d8d05043","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-11703","next":"us-ca/hsc-11705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}