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2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 60A. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
ARTICLE 4. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES.
§60A-4-410 Prohibited acts -- Withholding information from practitioner; additional controlled substances; penalties.
§60A-4-410. Prohibited acts -- Withholding information from
practitioner; additional controlled substances;
penalties.(a) It is unlawful for a patient, with the intent to deceive and obtain a prescription for a controlled substance, to withhold information from a practitioner that the patient has obtained a prescription for a controlled substance of a similar therapeutic use in a concurrent time period from another practitioner.
(b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be confined in the county or regional jail for not more than six months, or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both fined and imprisoned.
(c) The offense established by this section is in addition to and a separate and distinct offense from any other offense set forth in this code.
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