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NC Gen Stat § 90-97 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-97 - Other penalties.

 90-97. Other penalties.Any penalty imposed for violation of this Article shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by law. If a violation of this Article is a violation of a federal law or the law of another state, a conviction or acquittal under federal law or the law of another state for the same act is a bar to prosecution in this State. (1971, c. 919, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-98 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-98 - Attempt and conspiracy; penalties.

 90-98. Attempt and conspiracy; penalties.Except as otherwise provided in this Article, any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this Article is guilty of an offense that is the same class as the offense which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy and is punishable as specified for that class of offense and prior record or conviction level in Article 81B of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1997-80, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-99 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-99 - Republishing of schedules.

 90-99. Republishing of schedules.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shall update and republish the schedules established by this Article on a semiannual basis for two years from January 1, 1972, and thereafter on an annual basis. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-100 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-100 - Rules.

 90-100. Rules.The Commission may adopt rules relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, security, and dispensing of controlled substances within this State. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1981, c. 51, s. 9; 1991, c. 309, s. 2; 1993, c. 384, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-102 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-102 - Additional provisions as to registration.

 90-102. Additional provisions as to registration.(a) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute controlled substances included in Schedules I through VI of this Article unless it determines that the issuance of such registration is inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the following factors shall be considered:(1) Maintenance of effective controls against diversion of any controlled substances and any substance compounded therefrom into other than legitimate medical, scientific, or industrial channels;(2) Compliance with applicable federal, State and local law;(3) Prior conviction record of applicant, its agents or employees under federal and State laws relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of such substances;(4) Past experience in the manufacture of controlled substances, and the existence in the establishment or facility of effective controls against diversion; and(5) Any factor relating to revocation, suspension, or denial of past registrations, licenses, or applications under this or any other State or federal law;(6) Such other factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety.(b) Registration granted under subsection (a) of this section shall not entitle a registrant to manufacture and distribute controlled substances included in Schedule I or II other than those specified in the registration.(c) Individual practitioners licensed to dispense and authorized to conduct research under federal law with Schedules II through V substances must be registered with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to conduct such research.(d) Manufacturers and distributors registered or licensed under federal law to manufacture or distribute controlled substances included in Schedules I through VI of this Article are entitled to registration under this Article, but this registration is expressly made subject to the provisions of G.S. 90-103.(e) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shall initially permit persons to register who own or operate any establishment engaged in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any substances prior to January 1, 1972, and who are registered or licensed by the State. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1973, c. 1358, s. 14; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1985, c. 439, ss. 3, 4; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-104 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-104 - Records of registrants or practitioners.

 90-104. Records of registrants or practitioners.Each registrant or practitioner manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing controlled substances under this Article shall keep records and maintain inventories in conformance with the record-keeping and the inventory requirements of the federal law and shall conform to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Commission. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1981, c. 51, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-105 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-105 - Order forms.

 90-105. Order forms.Controlled substances included in Schedules I and II of this Article shall be distributed only by a registrant or practitioner, pursuant to an order form. Compliance with the provisions of the Federal Controlled Substances Act or its successor respecting order forms shall be deemed compliance with this section. (1971, c. 919, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-106.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-106.1 - Photo ID requirement for Schedule II controlled substances.

 90-106.1. Photo ID requirement for Schedule II controlled substances.(a) Immediately prior to dispensing a Schedule II controlled substance, or any of the Schedule III controlled substances listed in subdivisions 1. through 8. of G.S. 90-91(d), each pharmacy holding a valid permit pursuant to G.S. 90-85.21 shall require the person seeking the dispensation to present one of the following valid, unexpired forms of government-issued photographic identification: (i) a drivers license, (ii) a special identification card issued under G.S. 20-37.7, (iii) a military identification card, or (iv) a passport. Upon presentation of the required photographic identification, the pharmacy shall document the name of the person seeking the dispensation, the type of photographic identification presented by the person seeking the dispensation, and the photographic identification number. The pharmacy shall retain this identifying information on the premises or at a central location apart from the premises as part of its business records for a period of three years following dispensation.(b) The pharmacy shall make the identifying information available to any person authorized under G.S. 90-113.74 to receive prescription information data in the controlled substances reporting system within 72 hours after a request for the identifying information. A pharmacy that submits the identifying information required under this section to the controlled substances reporting system established and maintained pursuant to G.S. 90-113.73 is deemed in compliance with this subsection.(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require that the person seeking the dispensation and the person to whom the prescription is issued be the same person, and nothing in this section shall apply to the dispensation of controlled substances to employees of "health care facilities", as that term is defined in G.S. 131E-256(b), when the controlled substances are delivered to the health care facilities for the benefit of residents or patients of such health care facilities.  (2011-349, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-106.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-106.2 - Recodified as G.S. 90-12.7 by Session Laws 2016-17, s. 1, effective June 20, 2016.

 90-106.2: Recodified as G.S. 90-12.7 by Session Laws 2016-17, s. 1, effective June 20, 2016.
NC Gen Stat § 90-106.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-106.3 - Disposal of residual pain prescriptions following death of hospice or palliative care patient.

 90-106.3. Disposal of residual pain prescriptions following death of hospice or palliative care patient.Any hospice or palliative care provider who prescribes a targeted controlled substance to be administered to a patient in his or her home for the treatment of pain as part of in-home hospice or palliative care shall, at the commencement of treatment, provide oral and written information to the patient and his or her family regarding the proper disposal of such targeted controlled substances. This information shall include the availability of permanent drop boxes or periodic "drug take-back" events that allow for the safe disposal of controlled substances such as those permanent drop boxes and events that may be identified through North Carolina Operation Medicine Drop.  (2017-74, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-107 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-107 - Prescriptions, stocks, etc., open to inspection by officials.

 90-107. Prescriptions, stocks, etc., open to inspection by officials.Prescriptions, order forms and records, required by this Article, and stocks of controlled substances included in Schedules I through VI of this Article shall be open for inspection only to federal and State officers, whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this State or of the United States relating to controlled substances included in Schedules I through VI of this Article, and to authorized employees of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. No officer having knowledge by virtue of his office of any such prescription, order, or record shall divulge such knowledge other than to other law-enforcement officials or agencies, except in connection with a prosecution or proceeding in court or before a licensing board or officer to which prosecution or proceeding the person to whom such prescriptions, orders, or records relate is a party. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1973, c. 1358, s. 13; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-107.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-107.1 - Certified diversion investigator access to prescription records.

 90-107.1. Certified diversion investigator access to prescription records.(a) A certified diversion investigator associated with a qualified law enforcement agency, as those terms are defined in G.S. 90-113.74(i), shall request and receive from a pharmacy copies of prescriptions and records related to prescriptions in connection with a bona fide active investigation related to the enforcement of laws governing licit or illicit drugs by providing in writing or electronically all of the following:(1) The certified diversion investigator's name and certification number.(2) The name of the qualified law enforcement agency for whom the investigator works.(3) The case number associated with the request.(4) A description of the nature and purpose of the request.(5) The first name, last name, and date of birth of each individual whose prescription and records related to the prescription the investigator seeks, including, when appropriate, any alternative name, spelling, or date of birth associated with each such individual.(b) When a certified diversion investigator transmits such a request to a pharmacy, the certified diversion investigator shall also transmit a copy of the request to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation shall conduct periodic audits of a random sample of these requests.(c) A pharmacy shall provide copies of requested prescriptions and records related to prescriptions as soon as practicable and no later than two business days after receipt of the request from the certified diversion investigator.(d) No certified diversion investigator having knowledge by virtue of his office of any such prescription or record related to prescriptions shall divulge such knowledge other than to other law enforcement officials or agencies involved in the bona fide active investigation, except in connection with a prosecution or proceeding in court or before a licensing board or officer to which prosecution or proceeding the person to whom such prescriptions, orders, or records relate is a party, or as provided in G.S. 90-113.74 (i)(4), or as otherwise allowed by law.(e) A pharmacy or pharmacist that in good faith complies with this section and provides copies of prescriptions and records related to prescriptions to a certified diversion investigator shall have no liability for improper use of information divulged to the certified diversion investigator.  (2018-44, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-109 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-109 - Licensing required.

 90-109. Licensing required.A facility for drug treatment as defined in G.S. 122C-3(14)b. shall obtain the license required by Article 2 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes permitting operation. Subject to rules governing the operation and licensing of these facilities set by the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Health and Human Services shall be responsible for issuing licenses. These licensing rules shall be consistent with the licensing rules adopted under Article 2 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1973, c. 1361; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1981, c. 51, s. 9; 1983, c. 718, s. 2; 1985, c. 589, s. 32; 1995, c. 509, s. 39; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-109.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-109.1 - Treatment.

 90-109.1. Treatment.(a) A person may request treatment and rehabilitation for drug dependence from a practitioner, and such practitioner or employees thereof shall not disclose the name of such person to any law-enforcement officer or agency; nor shall such information be admissible as evidence in any court, grand jury, or administrative proceeding unless authorized by the person seeking treatment. A practitioner may undertake the treatment and rehabilitation of such person or refer such person to another practitioner for such purpose and under the same requirement of confidentiality.(b) An individual who requests treatment or rehabilitation for drug dependence in a program where medical services are to be an integral component of his treatment shall be examined and evaluated by a practitioner before receiving treatment and rehabilitation services. If a practitioner performs an initial examination and evaluation, the practitioner shall prescribe a proper course of treatment and medication, if needed. That practitioner may authorize another practitioner to provide the prescribed treatment and rehabilitation services.(c) Every practitioner that provides treatment or rehabilitation services to a person dependent upon drugs shall periodically as required by the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services commencing January 1, 1972, make a statistical report to the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe for each such person treated or to whom rehabilitation services were provided. The form of the report prescribed shall be furnished by the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Such report shall include the number of persons treated or to whom rehabilitation services were provided; the county of such person's legal residence; the age of such person; the number of such persons treated as inpatients and the number treated as outpatients; the number treated who had received previous treatment or rehabilitation services; and any other data required by the Secretary. If treatment or rehabilitation services are provided to a person by a hospital, public agency, or drug treatment facility, such hospital, public agency, or drug treatment facility shall coordinate with the treating medical practitioner so that statistical reports required in this section shall not duplicate one another. The Secretary shall cause all such reports to be compiled into periodical reports which shall be a public record. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1985, c. 439, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-110 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-110 - Injunctions.

 90-110. Injunctions.(a) The superior court of North Carolina shall have jurisdiction in proceedings in accordance with the rules of those courts to enjoin violations of this Article.(b) In case of an alleged violation of an injunction or restraining order issued under this section, trial shall, upon demand of the accused, be by a jury in accordance with the rules of the superior courts of North Carolina. (1971, c. 919, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-111 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-111 - Cooperative arrangements.

 90-111. Cooperative arrangements.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General of North Carolina shall cooperate with federal and other State agencies in discharging their responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances. To this end, they are authorized to:(1) Arrange for the exchange of information between governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances;(2) Coordinate and cooperate in training programs on controlled substances for law enforcement at the local and State levels;(3) Cooperate with the Bureau by establishing a centralized unit which will accept, catalogue, file, and collect statistics, including records of drug-dependent persons and other controlled substance law offenders within the State, and make such information available for federal, State, and local law-enforcement purposes. Provided that neither the Attorney General of North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services nor any other State officer or agency shall be authorized to accept or file, or give out the names or other form of personal identification of drug-dependent persons who voluntarily seek treatment or assistance related to their drug dependency. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 90-112.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-112.1 - Remission or mitigation of forfeitures; possession pending trial.

 90-112.1. Remission or mitigation of forfeitures; possession pending trial.(a) Whenever, in any proceeding in court for a forfeiture, under G.S. 90-112 of any conveyance seized for a violation of this Article the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to continue, remit or mitigate the forfeiture.(b) In any such proceeding the court shall not allow the claim of any claimant for remission or mitigation unless and until he proves (i) that he has an interest in such conveyance, as owner or otherwise, which he acquired in good faith; (ii) that he had no knowledge, or reason to believe, that it was being or would be used in the violation of laws of this State relating to controlled substances; (iii) that his interest is in an amount in excess or equal to the fair market value of such conveyance.(c) If the court, in its discretion, allows the remission or mitigation the conveyance shall be returned to the claimant; and should there be joint request of any two or more claimants, whose claims are allowed, the court shall order the return of the conveyance to such of the joint requesting claimants as have the prior claim on lien. Such return shall be made only upon payment of all expenses incident to the seizure and forfeiture incurred by the State. In all other cases the court shall order disposition of such conveyance as provided in G.S. 90-112, and after satisfaction of the expenses of the sale, and such claims as may be approved by the court, the funds shall be paid to the treasurer or proper officer authorized to receive fines and forfeitures to be used for the school fund of the county in which said vehicle was seized.(d) If the court should determine that the conveyance should be held for purposes of evidence, then it may order the vehicle to be held until the case is heard. (1975, c. 601.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-113.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-113.1 - Burden of proof; liabilities.

 90-113.1. Burden of proof; liabilities.(a) It shall not be necessary for the State to negate any exemption or exception set forth in this Article in any complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this Article, and the burden of proof of any such exemption or exception shall be upon the person claiming its benefit.(b) In the absence of proof that a person is the duly authorized holder of an appropriate registration or order form issued under this Article, he shall be presumed not to be the holder of such registration or form, and the burden of proof shall be upon him to rebut such presumption.(c) No liability shall be imposed by virtue of this Article upon any duly authorized officer, engaged in the lawful enforcement of this Article. (1971, c. 919, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 90-113.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations|Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.|§ 90-113.2 - Judicial review.

 90-113.2. Judicial review.All final determinations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission under this Article shall be final and conclusive decisions of the matters involved, except that any person aggrieved by such decision may obtain review of the decision as provided in Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. Findings of fact by the Commission, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive. (1971, c. 919, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; c. 1331, s. 3; 1977, c. 667, s. 3; c. 891, s. 5; 1981, c. 51, s. 9; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)