{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-21-802","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-21-802","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the purpose of this part 8 is:\n\n(a) To provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in this state injured as a result of the use of an illegal drug;\n\n(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\n\n(c) To deter those who have not yet entered into the distribution market for illegal drugs by establishing the prospect of substantial monetary loss.","path":["Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE","Article 21 - Damages","Part 8 - DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-13.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"df85703b14f243321c841f64ff358cc05f8e2100ee2786145ac4157774eaa2f8","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-21-801","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-21-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}