{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10–103","heading":"","body":"(a) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a physician licensed to practice medicine;\n(2) a government unit; or\n(3) the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.\n(b) Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.\n(c) (1) A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:\n(i) the physician’s signature and address; and\n(ii) the date the prescription was written.\n(2) The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:\n(i) shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;\n(ii) shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;\n(iii) shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and\n(iv) may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.\n(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:\n(1) $50 for the first violation; and\n(2) $250 for each subsequent violation.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=10-103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"3990c819ca1d93b16cd4adc2acd6d8cd4d6512f0fb15feee8d5679126c338f61","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}