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Drug Law in Arizona 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, which is prohibited by sections 13-3404, 13-3404.01 and 13-3405
through 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 a provision of 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 13-604.01, 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.