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Current as of April 27, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A person commits the offense of fraudulently obtaining dangerous drugs if the person obtains or attempts to obtain a dangerous drug, as defined in 50-32-101, by:
(1) fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge;
(2) falsely assuming the title of or representing that the person is a manufacturer, wholesaler, practitioner, pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, or other person authorized to possess dangerous drugs;
(3) the use of a forged, altered, or fictitious prescription;
(4) the use of a false name or a false address on a prescription;
(5) the concealment of a material fact;
(6) knowingly or purposefully failing to disclose to a practitioner, as defined in 50-32-101, that the person has received the same or a similar dangerous drug or prescription for a dangerous drug from another source within the prior 30 days; or
(7) knowingly or purposefully communicating false or incomplete information to a practitioner with the intent to procure the administration of or a prescription for a dangerous drug. A communication of this information for the purpose provided in this subsection is not a privileged communication.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 45. Crimes § 45-9-104. Fraudulently obtaining dangerous drugs - last updated April 27, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-45-crimes/mt-code-ann-sect-45-9-104.html
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