13-3409. Involving or using minors in drug
offenses; classification
A. A person shall not knowingly:
1. Hire, employ or use a minor to engage in any conduct, completed or preparatory,
that is prohibited by sections 13-3404, 13-3404.01, 13-3405, 13-3406, 13-3407 and
13-3408.
2. Sell, transfer or offer to sell or transfer to a minor any substance if its
possession is prohibited by sections 13-3404, 13-3404.01, 13-3405, 13-3407 and 13-3408.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 felony and is not
eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on any
basis until the sentence imposed by the court has been served or commuted, and if the
minor is under fifteen years of age it is punishable pursuant to section 13-705,
subsection C.
C. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this title, the court shall order
a person who is convicted of a violation of this section to pay a fine of not less than
two thousand dollars or three times the value as determined by the court of the substance
involved in or giving rise to the charge, whichever is greater, and not more than the
maximum authorized by chapter 8 of this title. A judge shall not suspend any part or all
of the imposition of any fine required by this subsection.
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