{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-701","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–701","heading":"","body":"(a) Sections 5–701 through 5–704 of this subtitle apply to:\n(1) the sale of prescription drugs by a manufacturer, wholesale distributor, retail pharmacist, or jobber to a person not legally qualified or authorized to purchase and hold prescription drugs for use or resale; and\n(2) an authorized provider’s assistant who is not licensed to administer prescription drugs.\n(b) A person may not dispense a prescription drug except:\n(1) on an authorized provider’s:\n(i) electronic prescription;\n(ii) written prescription; or\n(iii) oral prescription that the pharmacist reduces to writing and files; or\n(2) by refilling a written prescription, an electronic prescription, or an oral prescription that is authorized:\n(i) by the authorized provider in the original prescription; or\n(ii) by oral direction that the pharmacist reduces to writing and files.\n(c) A person may not dispense a prescription drug by filling or refilling a written prescription, an electronic prescription, or an oral prescription of an authorized provider unless the drug bears a label that, in addition to any requirements of the Department or federal law, contains:\n(1) the name and address of the dispenser;\n(2) the serial number and date of the prescription;\n(3) the name of the authorized provider; and\n(4) if stated in the prescription, the name and address of the patient and the directions for use.\n(d) Except as otherwise provided under this title, a person may not:\n(1) manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a prescription drug;\n(2) affix a false or counterfeit label to a package, container, or other receptacle containing a prescription drug;\n(3) omit, remove, alter, or obliterate a label or symbol that is required by federal, State, or local law on a prescription drug; or\n(4) obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription drug by:\n(i) fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;\n(ii) the counterfeiting or altering of a prescription or written order;\n(iii) concealing a material fact;\n(iv) using a false name or address;\n(v) falsely assuming the title of or falsely representing that the person is a manufacturer, distributor, or authorized provider; or\n(vi) making or issuing a false or counterfeit prescription or written order.\n(e) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-701","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"e201393b241038046295f45b378015a2fed8c33963bb5dce34b9fd9a49afe3a4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-628","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}