{"data":{"id":"us-il/720-ilcs-570-406.2","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"720 ILCS 570/406.2","heading":"Unauthorized possession of prescription form.","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of unauthorized possession of prescription form when he or she knowingly:\n(1) alters a properly issued prescription form;\n(2) possesses without authorization a blank prescription form or counterfeit prescription form; or\n(3) possesses a prescription form not issued by a licensed prescriber.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES","Illinois Controlled Substances Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1941\u0026ChapterID=53\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"412404b27164f7cdfc2a97c995ccaae56acb75f376441d6890f902de5e08e08d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/720-ilcs-570-406.1","next":"us-il/720-ilcs-570-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}