California · Penal Code

PEN §377: Every person who, in order to obtain for himself or another any drug that can be lawfully dispensed by a pharmacist only on prescription, falsely represents himself to be a physician or other person w

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who falsely claims to be a physician or authorized prescriber in a phone call to a pharmacist to obtain prescription drugs is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Every person who, in order to obtain for himself or another any drug that can be lawfully dispensed by a pharmacist only on prescription, falsely represents himself to be a physician or other person who can lawfully prescribe such drug, or falsely represents that he is acting on behalf of a person who can lawfully prescribe such drug, in a telephone communication with a pharmacist, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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