{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-1305.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 1305.15","heading":"Unaccepted and defective DEA Forms 222.","body":"(a) A DEA Form 222 must not be filled if either of the following apply:\n(1) The order is not complete, legible, or properly prepared, executed, or endorsed.\n(2) The order shows any alteration, erasure, or change of any description.\n(b) If a DEA Form 222 cannot be filled for any reason under this section, the supplier must return the original DEA Form 222 to the purchaser with a statement as to the reason (e.g., illegible or altered).\n(c) A supplier may for any reason refuse to accept any order and if a supplier refuses to accept the order, a statement that the order is not accepted is sufficient for purposes of this paragraph.\n(d) When a purchaser receives an unaccepted order, the original DEA Form 222 and the statement must be retained in the files of the purchaser in accordance with § 1305.17. A defective DEA Form 222 may not be corrected; it must be replaced by a new DEA Form 222 for the order to be filled.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER II—DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 1305—ORDERS FOR SCHEDULE I AND II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES","Subpart B—DEA Form 222"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"e22a8585e9f32be6d31aad46212d6c7399ca9c28608e41a7b2936c93d77761bc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-1305.14","next":"us/21-cfr-1305.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}