Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-422
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Drug Dealer Liability Act:
1. "Illegal drug" means a drug whose distribution is a
violation of state law;
2. "Illegal drug market" means the support system of illegal
drug-related operations, from production to retail sales, through
which an illegal drug reaches the user;
3. "Illegal drug market target community" is the area described
under Section 7 of this act;
4. "Individual drug user" means the individual whose illegal
drug use is the basis of an action brought under this act;
5. "Level one offense" means possession of one quarter (1/4)
ounce or more, but less than four (4) ounces, or distribution of
less than one (1) ounce of a specified illegal drug, or possession
of one (1) pound or twenty-five plants or more, but less than four
(4) pounds or fifty plants, or distribution of less than one (1)
pound of marijuana;
6. "Level two offense" means possession of four (4) ounces or
more, but less than eight (8) ounces, or distribution of one (1)
ounce or more, but less than two (2) ounces, of a specified illegal
drug, or possession of four (4) pounds or more or fifty plants or
more, but less than eight (8) pounds or seventy-five plants, or
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distribution of more than one (1) pound but less than ten (10)
pounds of marijuana;
7. "Level three offense" means possession of eight (8) ounces
or more, but less than sixteen (16) ounces, or distribution of two
(2) ounces or more, but less than four (4) ounces, of a specified
illegal drug or possession of eight (8) pounds or more or seventy-
five plants or more, but less than sixteen (16) pounds or one
hundred plants, or distribution of more than five (5) pounds but
less than ten (10) pounds of marijuana;
8. "Level four offense" means possession of sixteen (16) ounces
or more or distribution of four (4) ounces or more of a specified
illegal drug or possession of sixteen (16) pounds or more or one
hundred plants or more or distribution of ten (10) pounds or more of
marijuana;
9. "Participate in the illegal drug market" means to
distribute, possess with an intent to distribute, commit an act
intended to facilitate the marketing or distribution of, or agree to
distribute, possess with an intent to distribute, or commit an act
intended to facilitate the marketing and distribution of an illegal
drug. "Participate in the illegal drug market" does not include the
purchase or receipt of an illegal drug for personal use only;
10. "Person" means an individual, a governmental entity,
corporation, firm, trust, partnership, or incorporated or
unincorporated association, existing under or authorized by the laws
of this state, another state, or a foreign country;
11. "Period of illegal drug use" means, in relation to the
individual drug user, the time of first use by an individual of an
illegal drug to the accrual of the cause of action. The period of
illegal drug use is presumed to commence two (2) years before the
cause of action accrues unless the defendant proves otherwise by
clear and convincing evidence;
12. "Place of illegal drug activity" means, in relation to the
individual drug user, each county in which the individual possesses
or uses an illegal drug or in which the individual resides, attends
school, or is employed during the period of the illegal drug use of
the individual, unless the defendant proves otherwise by clear and
convincing evidence;
13. "Place of participation" means, in relation to a defendant
in an action brought under the Drug Dealer Liability Act, each
county in which the person participates in the illegal drug market
or in which the person resides, attends school, or is employed
during the period of the participation in the illegal drug market by
the person; and
14. "Specified illegal drug" means cocaine, heroin, or
methamphetamine and any other drug the distribution of which is a
violation of state law.
1. "Illegal drug" means a drug whose distribution is a
violation of state law;
2. "Illegal drug market" means the support system of illegal
drug-related operations, from production to retail sales, through
which an illegal drug reaches the user;
3. "Illegal drug market target community" is the area described
under Section 7 of this act;
4. "Individual drug user" means the individual whose illegal
drug use is the basis of an action brought under this act;
5. "Level one offense" means possession of one quarter (1/4)
ounce or more, but less than four (4) ounces, or distribution of
less than one (1) ounce of a specified illegal drug, or possession
of one (1) pound or twenty-five plants or more, but less than four
(4) pounds or fifty plants, or distribution of less than one (1)
pound of marijuana;
6. "Level two offense" means possession of four (4) ounces or
more, but less than eight (8) ounces, or distribution of one (1)
ounce or more, but less than two (2) ounces, of a specified illegal
drug, or possession of four (4) pounds or more or fifty plants or
more, but less than eight (8) pounds or seventy-five plants, or
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distribution of more than one (1) pound but less than ten (10)
pounds of marijuana;
7. "Level three offense" means possession of eight (8) ounces
or more, but less than sixteen (16) ounces, or distribution of two
(2) ounces or more, but less than four (4) ounces, of a specified
illegal drug or possession of eight (8) pounds or more or seventy-
five plants or more, but less than sixteen (16) pounds or one
hundred plants, or distribution of more than five (5) pounds but
less than ten (10) pounds of marijuana;
8. "Level four offense" means possession of sixteen (16) ounces
or more or distribution of four (4) ounces or more of a specified
illegal drug or possession of sixteen (16) pounds or more or one
hundred plants or more or distribution of ten (10) pounds or more of
marijuana;
9. "Participate in the illegal drug market" means to
distribute, possess with an intent to distribute, commit an act
intended to facilitate the marketing or distribution of, or agree to
distribute, possess with an intent to distribute, or commit an act
intended to facilitate the marketing and distribution of an illegal
drug. "Participate in the illegal drug market" does not include the
purchase or receipt of an illegal drug for personal use only;
10. "Person" means an individual, a governmental entity,
corporation, firm, trust, partnership, or incorporated or
unincorporated association, existing under or authorized by the laws
of this state, another state, or a foreign country;
11. "Period of illegal drug use" means, in relation to the
individual drug user, the time of first use by an individual of an
illegal drug to the accrual of the cause of action. The period of
illegal drug use is presumed to commence two (2) years before the
cause of action accrues unless the defendant proves otherwise by
clear and convincing evidence;
12. "Place of illegal drug activity" means, in relation to the
individual drug user, each county in which the individual possesses
or uses an illegal drug or in which the individual resides, attends
school, or is employed during the period of the illegal drug use of
the individual, unless the defendant proves otherwise by clear and
convincing evidence;
13. "Place of participation" means, in relation to a defendant
in an action brought under the Drug Dealer Liability Act, each
county in which the person participates in the illegal drug market
or in which the person resides, attends school, or is employed
during the period of the participation in the illegal drug market by
the person; and
14. "Specified illegal drug" means cocaine, heroin, or
methamphetamine and any other drug the distribution of which is a
violation of state law.
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