(For Effective Date, See note.) Penalty

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
  4. Pharmacists and Pharmacies
  5. Prescription Medication Integrity Act
  6. (For Effective Date, See note.) Penalty

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  1. Notwithstanding Code Section 26-4-115, any person who engages without knowledge in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, in violation of this article may be fined not more than $10,000.00.
  2. If a person engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, and acts in a grossly negligent manner in violation of this article, the person may be punished by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.
  3. Notwithstanding Code Section 26-4-115, any person who knowingly engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 25 years, by fine not to exceed $500,000.00, or both.

(Code 1981, §26-4-205, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 463, § 2/SB 205.)

Editor's notes.

- For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.

ARTICLE 13 SAFE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE ACT


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