Unfortunately, many police officers do not know that there is no mandate in Florida that a prescription be transported in a prescription bottle. We have seen people arrested just because they had a pill in a bag instead of a bottle, which is no crime at all. However, the courts have found that in outlawing the possession of unlawfully obtained drugs, nowhere did the legislature determine that carrying a prescription in something other than a pill bottle is illegal. Precedential case law recognizes that people may use a Ziploc bag or a pill case or a pocket to transport otherwise lawful drugs.