{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-26-4-205","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 26-4-205","heading":"[For effective date, see note.] Penalty.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding Code Section 26-4-115, any person who engages without knowledge in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, in violation of this article may be fined not more than $10,000.00.\n(b) If a person engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, and acts in a grossly negligent manner in violation of this article, the person may be punished by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.\n(c) Notwithstanding Code Section 26-4-115, any person who knowingly engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 25 years, by fine not to exceed $500,000.00, or both.","path":["TITLE 26 Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics","CHAPTER 4 Pharmacists and Pharmacies","Article 12 Prescription Medication Integrity Act"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.26.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":"f98cf9aa7dd12fe8dbcdf959b0ce90c031486fd49c50de5117c2b1d3543da13e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-26-4-204","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-26-4-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}