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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11162.6 — Requirements of Prescriptions
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11162.6
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2004-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Every person who counterfeits a controlled substance prescription form shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11162.6 — Requirements of Prescriptions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Every person who counterfeits a controlled substance prescription form shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(b) Every person who knowingly possesses a counterfeited controlled substance prescription form shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(c) Every person who attempts to obtain or obtains a controlled substance prescription form under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(d) Every person who fraudulently produces controlled substance prescription forms shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2004.