{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-24","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-24","heading":"Possession of certain  prescription drugs","body":"9.\tPossession of certain  prescription drugs.\nA person who possesses a controlled dangerous substance that was prescribed or dispensed lawfully may possess it only in the container in which it was dispensed; except that the person may possess no more than a 10-day supply in other than the original container if the person produces, upon the request of a law enforcement officer, the name and address of the practitioner who prescribed the substance or the pharmacist who dispensed it.  A person who violates this section is a disorderly person.\nL.1999,c.90, s.9.","path":["TITLE 2C THE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"9535a409a65f3a78c31a988736703fc68ba101ad3564fc2707ae594316a7a08d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-23.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2c-35-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}