Chapter 1.2Drug Masking Products

Section § 24135

Explanation

This law states that it is illegal for anyone to sell, give away, or even plan to sell or give away products meant to help people cheat on drug or alcohol tests, unless there's a specific law that allows it. These products include things like synthetic urine or substances that change the results of a test by being mixed with real human urine or added to hair samples.

(a)CA Health and Safety Code § 24135(a) Except as authorized by law, a person shall not distribute, deliver, or sell, or possess with intent to distribute, deliver, or sell, a drug masking product.
(b)CA Health and Safety Code § 24135(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)CA Health and Safety Code § 24135(b)(1) “Drug masking product” means synthetic urine or any other substance designed to be added to human urine or human hair for the purpose of defrauding an alcohol or drug screening test.
(2)CA Health and Safety Code § 24135(b)(2) “Synthetic urine” means any substance that is designed to simulate the composition, chemical properties, physical appearance, or physical properties of human urine.
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(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 45, Sec. 1. (AB 851) Effective January 1, 2020.)