KRS 218A.140: Prohibited acts relating to controlled substances -- Penalties.
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- KRS Chapter 218A
(1) (a) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription for a controlled
substance by knowingly misrepresenting to, or knowingly withholding
information from, a practitioner.
(b) No person shall procure or attempt to procure the administration of a
controlled substance by knowingly misrepresenting to, or withholding
information from, a practitioner.
(c) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a controlled substance or procure
or attempt to procure the administration of a controlled substance by the u se
of a false name or the giving of a false address.
(d) No person shall knowingly make a false statement regarding any prescription,
order, report, or record required by this chapter.
(e) No person shall, for the purpose of obtaining a controlled substanc e, falsely
assume the title of or represent himself or herself to be a manufacturer,
wholesaler, distributor, repacker, pharmacist, practitioner, or other authorized
person.
(f) In order to obtain a controlled substance, no person shall present a
prescription for a controlled substance that was obtained in violation of this
chapter.
(g) No person shall affix any false or forged label to a package or receptacle
containing any controlled substance.
(2) No person shall possess, manufacture, sell, dispense, pre scribe, distribute, or
administer any counterfeit substance.
(3) No person shall knowingly obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription for a
controlled substance without having formed a valid practitioner -patient relationship
with the practitioner or his or her designee from whom the person seeks to obtain
the prescription.
(4) No person shall knowingly assist a person in obtaining or attempting to obtain a
prescription in violation of this chapter.
(5) Any person who violates any subsection of this section shall be guilty of a Class D
felony.
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