N.Y. General Obligations Law Section 12-103
Liability established

A person who knowingly participates in a drug market within this state and has been convicted of a crime for such participation in a drug market and is a drug trafficker shall be liable for civil damages as provided in this article.

Source: Section 12-103 — Liability established, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/12-103 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed May 3, 2025).

12–101
Short title 12–102
Definitions 12–103
Liability established 12–104
Recovery by persons other than illegal drug users 12–105
Recovery by illegal drug users 12–106
Scope of defendant’s liability established 12–107
Joinder 12–108
Culpable conduct 12–109
Judgments 12–110
Periods of limitation

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Last modified:
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Original Source: Section 12-103 — Liability established, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/12-103 (last accessed Aug. 20, 2023).

N.Y. General Obligations Law Section 12-103 Liability established

N.Y. General Obligations Law Section 12-103
Liability established