Sec 13-2322. Unlawful transactions involving drop house properties; classification; definition  


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  • A. A person or company that owns, sells, leases or brokers a transaction involving property or real property that the person or company knows will be used as a drop house is guilty of a class 4 felony.

    B. It is a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section if both of the following apply:

    1. The person or company acquires actual knowledge that the property or real property is being used as a drop house after the person or company acquires ownership of, sells, leases or brokers a transaction involving the property or real property.

    2. The person or company reports this information to a law enforcement agency.

    C. For the purposes of this section, "drop house" means property or real property that is used to facilitate smuggling pursuant to section 13-2319.