| (1) |
Two or more persons may join in one action under this chapter as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at least one place of illegal drug activity in common and if any portion of the period of illegal drug use overlaps with the period of illegal drug use for every other plaintiff. |
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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-37e-8
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Illegal drug: means a drug or controlled substance whose distribution is a violation of state law. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Period of illegal drug use: means , in relation to the individual drug user, the time of the individual's first use of an illegal drug to the accrual of the cause of the action. See Utah Code 58-37e-2
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
| (2) |
Two or more persons may be joined in one action under this chapter as defendants if those persons are liable to at least one plaintiff. |
| (3) |
A plaintiff need not be interested in obtaining and a defendant need not be interested in defending against all the relief demanded. Judgment may be given for one or more plaintiffs according to their respective rights to relief and against one or more defendants according to their respective liabilities. |
Enacted by Chapter 349, 1997 General Session
