Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 570 Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Section 406.2

    (720 ILCS 570/406.2)

    Sec. 406.2. Unauthorized possession of prescription form.

    (a) A person commits the offense of unauthorized possession of prescription form when he or she knowingly:

        (1) alters a properly issued prescription form;

        (2) possesses without authorization a blank

    prescription form or counterfeit prescription form; or

        (3) possesses a prescription form not issued by a

    licensed prescriber.

    (b) Knowledge shall be determined by an evaluation of all circumstances surrounding possession of a blank prescription or possession of a prescription altered or not issued by a licensed prescriber.

    (c) Sentence. Any person who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for each subsequent offense. The fine for the first offense shall be not more than $100,000. The fine for each subsequent offense shall not be more than $200,000.

    (d) For the purposes of this Section, "licensed prescriber" means a prescriber as defined in this Act or an optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 95-487, eff. 1-1-08.)

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