{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-13-78.1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-13-78.1","heading":"Prescribing or ordering dangerous drugs.","body":"(a) No person shall prescribe or order the dispensing of a dangerous drug, except a registered practitioner who is:\n(1) Licensed or otherwise authorized by this state to prescribe dangerous drugs;\n(2) Acting in the usual course of his professional practice; and\n(3) Prescribing or ordering such dangerous drug for a legitimate medical purpose.\n(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 13 Controlled Substances","Article 3 Dangerous Drugs"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d629665594330117493ba07392be281d7f544c39f17c92c6d50321614e3fb8f5","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-13-78","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-13-78.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}