Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3468 — Conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance; records
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 7: Controlled Paraphernalia, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3468
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.
In dispensing any device, item or substance, the pharmacist or other licensed or permitted person referred to in § 54.1-3467 shall:
1. Require the person requesting such device, item or substance to furnish suitable identification, including proof of age when appropriate;
2. Require the person requesting such item, device or substance to furnish written legitimate purposes for which such item, device or substance is being purchased, except in cases of telephone orders for such item, device or substance from customers of known good standing;
3. At the time of dispensing, make and keep a record showing the date of dispensing, the name and quantity of the device, item or substance, the price at which it was sold, the name and address of the person to whom the device, item or substance was dispensed, the reason for its purchase and enter his initials thereon.
No such devices, substances or items shall be sold or distributed to persons under the age of sixteen years except by a physician for legitimate purposes or upon his prescription. Records shall be maintained pursuant to this chapter and the Board's regulations and shall be made available for inspection to any law-enforcement officer or agent of the Board. Persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 210, 245; 1988, c. 765.
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Questions this section answers
Is conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3468.
Which Virginia statute covers conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance?
Conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3468 (Conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance; records).
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