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§ 10-103. Venereal disease--Sale of remedy

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities
Subtitle 1. Crimes Against Public Health and Safety
Part I. General Provisions
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-103
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 323
§ 10-103. Venereal disease--Sale of remedy
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a physician licensed to practice medicine;
(2) a government unit; or
(3) the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.
Prohibited
(b) Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.
Requirements for prescription
(c)(1) A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:
(i) the physician's signature and address; and
(ii) the date the prescription was written.
(2) The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:
(i) shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;
(ii) shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;
(iii) shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and
(iv) may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.
Penalty
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(1) $50 for the first violation; and
(2) $250 for each subsequent violation.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, § 323.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-103, MD CRIM LAW § 10-103
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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