Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4333 · Article 20. Prohibitions and Offenses
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4333
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) All prescriptions filled by a pharmacy and all other records required by Section 4081 shall be maintained on the premises and available for inspection by authorized officers of the law for a period of at least three years. In cases where the pharmacy discontinues business, these records shall be maintained in a board-licensed facility for at least three years.
(b) Any person who willfully fails to comply with subdivision (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200). Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than four hundred dollars ($400).
(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the board may, upon written request, grant a waiver of the requirement that the records described in subdivisions (a) and (b) be maintained on the licensed premises or, in the event the pharmacy discontinues business, that the records be maintained in a board licensed facility. A person who maintains records in compliance with that waiver is not subject to the penalties set forth in subdivision (b).
(2) A waiver granted pursuant to this subdivision shall not affect the board’s authority under this section or any other provision of this chapter.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 549, Sec. 129. Effective January 1, 1998.
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