Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.046 · Subchapter C. CRIMINAL PENALTIES
FAILURE TO RETAIN PRESCRIPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A pharmacist commits an offense if the pharmacist:
(1) delivers a dangerous drug under a prescription; and
(2) fails to retain the prescription as required by Section 483.023.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.483.htm
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