Nevada § 454.311 Fraudulent possession of dangerous drug or prescription; false or altered prescription; penalty

Nevada Statutes

§ 454.311 — Fraudulent possession of dangerous drug or prescription; false or altered prescription; penalty

Nevada § 454.311

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 454Poisons;

Dangerous Drugs

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 454.311 (2026).

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1. A person, other than a peace officer or inspector of the Board in the performance of his or her official duty, who knowingly or intentionally obtains or attempts to obtain possession of a dangerous drug or a prescription for a dangerous drug by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge or alteration is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 2. A person who knowingly has in his or her possession any false, fictitious, forged or altered prescription for a dangerous drug is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 . 3. A person who knowingly:

(a)Receives any dangerous drug from, or has in his or her possession or under his or her control any dangerous drug obtained by, another person as a result

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1. A person, other than a peace officer or inspector of the Board in the performance of his or her official duty, who knowingly or intentionally obtains or attempts to obtain possession of a dangerous drug or a prescription for a dangerous drug by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge or alteration is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
2. A person who knowingly has in his or her possession any false, fictitious, forged or altered prescription for a dangerous drug is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
3. A person who knowingly:
(a) Receives any dangerous drug from, or has in his or her possession or under his or her control any dangerous drug obtained by, another person as a result of any forged, false, fictitious or altered prescription; or
(b) Fills a prescription which is not genuine,
Ê is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .