Defensa por Ayudar al Uso de Sustancias Controladas Código de Salud y Seguridad de California § 11365California Health & Safety Code § 11365

What counts as a violation of Health & Safety Code § 11365?

El Código de Salud y Seguridad § 11365 convierte en delito visitar o estar en cualquier habitación o lugar donde sustancias controladas, o drogas narcóticas clasificadas en Categoría III, IV, o V, estén siendo fumadas o usadas ilegalmente con conocimiento de que tal actividad está ocurriendo. Esto incluye cocaína, heroína y metanfetaminas.

Además, el estatuto aplica solamente cuando el acusado ayuda, asiste, o colabora en la perpetración del fumar o usar ilegalmente una sustancia controlada.

To be convicted for this offense, the prosecution is required to prove all of the following

• The defendant visited or was in a room where controlled substances were being unlawfully used or smoked,
  
  
• The defendant knew that controlled substances were being unlawfully used, and
  
  
• The defendant aided, assisted, or helped another to unlawfully smoke or use controlled substances.

What is the punishment for a violation of Health & Safety Code § 11365?

Una condena por este delito es un delito menor castigado con hasta seis meses en la cárcel del condado y una multa máxima de $1,000.

What are defenses to Health & Safety Code § 11365?

• You did not know drugs were being used
• You did not know drugs were present  
• You did not aid another to use drugs