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Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.24 (2026)

Tampering with drugs

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Effective:
February 9, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 202 - 123rd General Assembly
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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. 3d Dist. 2007).
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State v. Stanovich, 878 N.E.2d 641 (Ohio Ct. App. 3d Dist. 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. “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. · 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. · 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. 5th Dist. 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. · 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. · 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. · 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. · 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. · 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. · 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. “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. “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. “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. “{¶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. “{¶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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