(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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