California § 11162.5. 11162.5. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 150.)

California Statutes

§ 11162.5. — 11162.5. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 150.)

California § 11162.5.

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Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 10.DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Prescriptions

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Requirements of Prescriptions

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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC Code § 11162.5. (2026).

Text

(a)Every person who counterfeits a prescription blank purporting to be an official prescription blank prepared and issued pursuant to Section 11161.5, or knowingly possesses more than three counterfeited prescription blanks, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.

(b)Every person who knowingly possesses three or fewer counterfeited prescription blanks purporting to be official prescription blanks prepared and issued pursuant to Section 11161.5, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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(a)
Every person who counterfeits a prescription blank purporting to be an official prescription blank prepared and issued pursuant to Section 11161.5, or knowingly possesses more than three counterfeited prescription blanks, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.
(b)
Every person who knowingly possesses three or fewer counterfeited prescription blanks purporting to be official prescription blanks prepared and issued pursuant to Section 11161.5, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 150. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.