Sec. 14-268.  Same--Factors in determination.

 

In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority shall consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, the following:

 

(1)       Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use;

 

(2)       Prior convictions, if any, of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substances.

 

(3)       The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a direct violation of Chapter 28, Article 4, effective April 24, 1980.

 

(4)       The proximity of the object to any controlled substance;

 

(5)       The existence of any residue of a controlled substance;

 

(6)       Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to any person whom he or she knows, or should reasonably know, intends to use the object to facilitate a violation of Chapter 28, Article 4, effective April 24, 1980.  The innocence of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct violation of this section shall not prevent a finding that the object is intended for use, or designed for use as drug paraphernalia;

 

(7)       Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use;

 

(8)       Descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain or depict its use;

 

(9)       National and local advertising concerning its use;

 

(10)     The manner in which the object is displayed for sale;

 

(11)     Whether the owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such as a licensed distributor or dealer of tobacco products;

 

12)      Direct or circumstantial evidence of the ratio of sales of the object or objects to the total sales of the business enterprise;

 

(13)     The existence and scope of any legitimate use for the object in the community; and

 

(14)     Expert testimony concerning its use.

State law reference--Similar provisions, R.R.S. 1943, 28-440.