TITLE 26
FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
ARTICLE 12
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTEGRITY ACT
26-4-205. (For effective date, see note.) Penalty.
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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.
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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.
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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.