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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260 — Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act; violations for which no penalty provided

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Drugs, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
It shall be unlawful for any person to prescribe, administer or dispense any drug except as authorized in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or in this article. Any person who violates any provision of the Drug Control Act or of this article, for which no penalty is elsewhere specified in this article or in Article 7 (§ 54.1-3466 et seq.) of the Drug Control Act, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260.

Which Virginia statute covers prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act?

Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-260 (Prescribing, dispensing, etc., drug except as authorized in article and Drug Control Act; violations for which no penalty provided).

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