{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-4-410","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 60A-4-410","heading":"Prohibited acts -- Withholding information from practitioner; additional controlled substances; penalties.","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a patient, in an attempt to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance, to knowingly withhold from a practitioner, that the patient has obtained a prescription for a controlled substance of the same or similar therapeutic use in a concurrent time period from another practitioner.\n(b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be confined in jail for not more than nine months, or fined not more than $2,500, or both fined and confined.\n(c) The offense established by this section is in addition to and a separate and distinct offense from any other offense set forth in this code.","path":["CHAPTER 60A. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.","ARTICLE 4. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60A-4-410/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:17Z","sha256":"1671fdb9f97f59b5fb5555023b31496d3aa8c564268f8441b2e10b2a669cc63f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-4-409","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60a-4-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}