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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 218A.284 — Criminal possession of a forged prescription

218A.284. Criminal possession of a forged prescription

(1) A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged prescription when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud, deceive, or injure another, he utters or possesses a forged prescription for a controlled substance.

(2) Criminal possession of a forged prescription is:

(a) For a first offense, a Class D felony.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a Class C felony.

Source notes

Effective: July 15, 1998

History and annotations

Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 301, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1998.

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