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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95.5

Civil liability - employing a minor to commit a drug offense

Known as the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 90–90 (54 sections).

1989 (Reg

A person 21 years of age or older, who hires, employs, or intentionally uses a person under 18 years of age to commit a violation of G.S. 90-95 is liable in a civil action for damages for drug addiction proximately caused by the violation. The doctrines of contributory negligence and assumption of risk are no defense to liability under this section.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.