Colorado Statutes
§ 13-21-808 — Effect of criminal drug conviction
(1)(a) A person against whom
recovery is sought is estopped from denying participation in the marketing of illegal
drugs if the person has a criminal conviction based on the same circumstances that
are the basis for the claim for damages. Said conviction must be for other than
mere possession of the specified illegal drug:
(I)That is a felony under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and
Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. sec. 801, et seq.;
(II)Under section 18-18-405 or 18-18-406, C.R.S.; or
(III)That is a felony related to participation in the marketing of illegal drugs
under the laws of another state.
(b)Such a conviction is also prima facie evidence of the person's
participation in the marketing of illegal drugs during the two years preceding the
date of an act giving
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Legislative History
Source: L. 99: Entire part added, p. 1264, � 1, effective June 2.
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