{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-42-19-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-42-19-16","heading":"Unlawful acts","body":"Sec. 16. Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, a person may not do any of the following:\n(1) Obtain or attempt to obtain a legend drug or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a legend drug by any of the following:\n(A) Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge.\n(B) The forgery or alteration of a prescription, drug order, or written order.\n(C) The concealment of a material fact.\n(D) The use of a false name or the giving of a false address.\n(2) Communicate information to a physician in an effort unlawfully to procure a legend drug or unlawfully to procure the administration of a legend drug. Such a communication is not considered a privileged communication.\n(3) Intentionally make a false statement in a prescription, drug order, order, report, or record required by this chapter.\n(4) For the purpose of obtaining a legend drug, falsely assume the title of or represent oneself to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other person.\n(5) Make or utter a false or forged prescription or false drug order or forged written order.\n(6) Affix a false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing legend drugs. This subdivision does not apply to law enforcement agencies or their representatives while engaged in enforcing this chapter.\n(7) Dispense a legend drug except as provided in this chapter.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 42. REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS","Chapter 19. Drugs: Indiana Legend Drug Act"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-42-19-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"af88892a0a1b6407e96d7f57e9656d5c7930482cf1c1395ddd521baa07f8772b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-42-19-15","next":"us-in/ic-16-42-19-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}