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Illinois Statutes Chapter 720. Criminal Offenses § 648/15. Basic provisions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 15. Basic provisions.

(a) No targeted methamphetamine precursor shall be purchased, received, or otherwise acquired in any manner other than that described in Section 20 of this Act.

(b) No targeted methamphetamine precursor shall be knowingly administered, dispensed, or distributed for any purpose other than a medical purpose.

(c) No targeted methamphetamine precursor shall be knowingly administered, dispensed, or distributed for the purpose of violating or evading this Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.

(d) No targeted methamphetamine precursor shall be administered, dispensed, or distributed with knowledge that it will be used to manufacture methamphetamine or with reckless disregard of its likely use to manufacture methamphetamine.

(e) No targeted methamphetamine precursor shall be administered, dispensed, or distributed except by:

(1) a pharmacist pursuant to the valid order of a prescriber;

(2) any other practitioner authorized to do so by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act;

(3) a drug abuse treatment program, pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 313 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act;

(4) a pharmacy pursuant to Section 25 of this Act;

(5) a retail distributor pursuant to Sections 30 and 35 of this Act; or

(6) a distributor authorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration to distribute bulk quantities of a list I chemical under the federal Controlled Substances Act and corresponding regulations, or the employee or agent of such a distributor acting in the normal course of business.

(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, it is lawful for persons to provide small quantities of targeted methamphetamine precursors to immediate family or household members for legitimate medical purposes, and it is lawful for persons to receive small quantities of targeted methamphetamine precursors from immediate family or household members for legitimate medical purposes.

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