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Illinois · Through at least Public Act 104-790

720 ILCS 570/406.2: Unauthorized possession of prescription form.

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  1. CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES
  2. Illinois Controlled Substances Act.

(a) A person commits the offense of unauthorized possession of prescription form when he or she knowingly:

(1) alters a properly issued prescription form;

(2) possesses without authorization a blank prescription form or counterfeit prescription form; or

(3) possesses a prescription form not issued by a licensed prescriber.

(b) Knowledge shall be determined by an evaluation of all circumstances surrounding possession of a blank prescription or possession of a prescription altered or not issued by a licensed prescriber.

(c) Sentence. Any person who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for each subsequent offense. The fine for the first offense shall be not more than $100,000. The fine for each subsequent offense shall not be more than $200,000.

(d) For the purposes of this Section, "licensed prescriber" means a prescriber as defined in this Act or an optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.

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