New Hampshire § 318-C:2 Purpose

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 318-C:2 — Purpose

New Hampshire § 318-C:2

Title XXXOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 318-CMODEL DRUG DEALER LIABILITY ACT

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318-C:2 (2026).

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The purpose of this chapter is to:

I.Provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in a community injured as a result of illegal drug use. These persons include parents, employers, insurers, governmental entities, and others who pay for drug treatment or employee assistance programs, as well as infants injured as a result of exposure to drugs in utero ("drug babies"). The chapter will enable them to recover damages from those persons in the community who have joined the illegal drug market.

II.Shift, to the extent possible, the cost of the damage caused by the existence of the illegal drug market in a community to those who illegally profit from that market.

III.Establish the prospect of substantial monetary loss as a deterrent to those who have not yet entered into the illegal drug dis

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The purpose of this chapter is to:
I. Provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in a community injured as a result of illegal drug use. These persons include parents, employers, insurers, governmental entities, and others who pay for drug treatment or employee assistance programs, as well as infants injured as a result of exposure to drugs in utero ("drug babies"). The chapter will enable them to recover damages from those persons in the community who have joined the illegal drug market.
II. Shift, to the extent possible, the cost of the damage caused by the existence of the illegal drug market in a community to those who illegally profit from that market.
III. Establish the prospect of substantial monetary loss as a deterrent to those who have not yet entered into the illegal drug distribution market.
IV. Establish an incentive for drug users to identify and seek payment for their own drug treatment from those dealers who have sold drugs to the user in the past.