Acciones para Eliminar Problemas Relacionados con Drogas

Explicación Simple

Si hay problemas de drogas cerca de tu casa, varias personas, como el fiscal o los vecinos, pueden pedir al juez que tome medidas para resolverlo. Esto se hace presentando una queja que explique cómo eso afecta a la comunidad.

Es como cuando en una casa hay una gotera que empieza a mojar el techo. Si no se arregla pronto, puede causar más daños. Aquí, la queja es como el aviso para que alguien venga a arreglar el problema antes de que empeore.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive cerca de una casa donde siempre hay problemas con drogas. Los vecinos han notado que hay mucho ruido, más ambulancias y policías en la zona. Juan decide hablar con el fiscal para que inicien un proceso legal y así poder limpiar su vecindario de esos problemas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

42 Pa.C.S. 8383 - Action To Abate Wherever there is reason to believe that a drug-related nuisance exists, the district attorney, the Attorney General, if requested by a district attorney, the solicitor for the county or municipality, a resident within 1,000 feet of the property, including a tenant of the property, the owner of property or any community-based organization may file an action in the court of common pleas to abate, enjoin and prevent the drug-related nuisance. Such actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint alleging the facts constituting the drug-related nuisance. 42 Pa.C.S. 8384 - Complaint (a) Adverse impact.--The complaint or an affidavit attached thereto shall describe the adverse impact associated with the drug nuisance upon the surrounding neighborhood. Adverse impact includes, without limitation, the presence of any one or more of the following conditions: (1) Diminished property value. (2) Increased fear of residents to walk through and in public areas, including sidewalks and streets, increased volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic to and from the property. (3) An increase in the number of ambulance or police calls to the property which are related to the use of drugs or to violence stemming from illegal activity. (4) Increased noise, bothersome solicitors or approaches by persons wishing to sell drugs or solicit the donation of money on or near the property. (5) The display of dangerous weapons on or near the property. (6) The discharge of firearms on or near the property. (7) Search warrants served on tenants or occupants of the property which resulted in the seizure of drugs. (8) Investigative purchases of drugs on or near the property by law enforcement officers. (9) Arrests of person on or near the property for violation