Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.24 (2026)

Tampering with drugs

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(A) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any dangerous drug or substitute any dangerous drug with another substance.

(B) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug or substitute any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug with another package or receptacle.

(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons, when the conduct of the manufacturer, practitioner, pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is in accordance with Chapters 3719., 4715., 4723., 4729., 4731., and 4741. of the Revised Code.

(D) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section alleging that a person altered a dangerous drug that the dangerous drug the person allegedly altered was lawfully prescribed for the person's personal use and that the person did not sell or transfer or intend to sell or transfer the dangerous drug to another person.

(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with drugs, a felony of the third degree. If the violation results in physical harm to any person, tampering with drugs is a felony of the second degree.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2007–2026 · leading case: State v. Stanovich, 878 N.E.2d 641 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007).
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State v. Stanovich, 878 N.E.2d 641 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “(8) If the offender is charged with a violation of [R.C. 2925.24], the alleged violation did not result in physical harm to any person, and the offender previously has not been treated for drug abuse.”
State v. Griffin, 2013 Ohio 2230 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “14(C)(1) specially proscribes the possession of drug paraphernalia whereas R.C. 2925.24(A) generally proscribes the possession of any criminal tool.”
State v. Prater, 2026 Ohio 438 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “02(A)(1)), tampering with drugs (R.C. 2925.24(B)), and two counts of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer (R.”
State v. Triplett, 2014 Ohio 3101 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “{¶56} Triplett was convicted of with tampering with drugs pursuant to R.C. 2925.24(B), (B) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug or substitute any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug with another…”
State v. Ray, 910 N.E.2d 34 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). “{¶ 21} “(7) The alleged victim of the offense was not sixty-five years of age or older, permanently and totally disabled, under thirteen years of age, or a peace officer engaged in the officer’s official duties at the time of the alleged offense.”
State v. Alexander, 2017 Ohio 8828 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “(8) If the offender is charged with a violation of section 2925.24 of the Revised Code, the alleged violation did not result in physical harm to any person, and the offender previously has not been treated for drug abuse.”
State v. Sanders, 2022 Ohio 3906 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “(8) If the offender is charged with a violation of section 2925.24 of the Revised Code, the alleged violation did not result in physical harm to any person.”
State v. Hale, 2017 Ohio 5863 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “(8) If the offender is charged with a violation of section 2925.24 of the Revised Code, the alleged violation did not result in physical harm to any person, and the offender previously has not been treated for drug abuse.”
State v. Sanders, 2020 Ohio 5153 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “(8) If the offender is charged with a violation of section 2925.24 of the Revised Code, the alleged violation did not result in physical harm to any person.”
State v. Hempfield, 2021 Ohio 4528 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “{¶18} (8) If the offender is charged with a violation of section 2925.24 of the Revised Code, the alleged violation did not result in physical harm to any person.”
State v. Phillipeck, 2013 Ohio 2001 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “{¶17} “(7) The alleged victim of the offense was not sixty-five years of age or older, permanently and totally disabled, under thirteen years of age, or a peace officer engaged in the officer's official duties at the time of the alleged offense.”
State v. Stevens, 2019 Ohio 1838 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “Facts and Procedure {¶3} The State issued a complaint charging Appellant with: (1) tampering with drugs in violation of R.C. 2925.24, a third degree felony; (2) disrupting public services in violation of R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.24(A) — 1 case
State v. Griffin, 2013 Ohio 2230 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “14(C)(1) specially proscribes the possession of drug paraphernalia whereas R.C. 2925.24(A) generally proscribes the possession of any criminal tool.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.24(B) — 2 cases
State v. Prater, 2026 Ohio 438 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). “02(A)(1)), tampering with drugs (R.C. 2925.24(B)), and two counts of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer (R.”
State v. Triplett, 2014 Ohio 3101 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “{¶56} Triplett was convicted of with tampering with drugs pursuant to R.C. 2925.24(B), (B) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug or substitute any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug with another…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.24(D) — 1 case
State v. Triplett, 2014 Ohio 3101 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “{¶56} Triplett was convicted of with tampering with drugs pursuant to R.C. 2925.24(B), (B) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug or substitute any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug with another…”
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