{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-606","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–606","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not pass, issue, make, or possess a false, counterfeit, or altered prescription for a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute the controlled dangerous substance.\n(b) Information that is communicated to an authorized prescriber in an effort to obtain a controlled dangerous substance in violation of subsection (a) of this section is not a privileged communication.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-606","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"cfacb1c77dbd4085b5b8cdc8a714525b6ac661517ca4cca489aeb38185c377ab","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-605","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}