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GA Code § 16-13-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-42. Unauthorized Distribution and Dispensation; Refusal or Failure to Keep Records; Refusal to Permit Inspection; Unlawfully Maintaining Structure or Place; Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person:   Who is subject to the requirements of Code Section 16-13-35 to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of Code Section 16-13-41;   Who is a registrant to manufacture a controlled substance not authorized by his registration or to distribute or dispense a controlled substance not authorized by his registration to another registrant or other authorized person;   To refuse or fail to make, keep, or furnish any record, notification, order form, statement, invoice, or information required under this article;   To refuse an entry into any premises for any inspection authorized by this article; or   Knowingly to keep or maintain any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other structure or place which is resorted to by persons using controlled substances in violation of this article for the purpose of using these substances, or which is used for keeping or selling them in violation of this article.     Any person who violates this Code section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than $25,000.00, or both.    (Code 1933, § 79A-821, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1668, § 10.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, §§ 19 et seq., 31, 40, 45, 168, 196.   C.J.S.   - 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 188, 189, 196, 210 et seq., 263 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 402.   ALR.   - What constitutes "possession" of a narcotic drug proscribed by § 2 of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, 91 A.L.R.2d 810.   Offense of aiding and abetting illegal possession of drugs or narcotics, 47 A.L.R.3d 1239.   Permitting unlawful use of narcotics in private home as criminal offense, 54 A.L.R.3d 1297.   Validity and construction of statute creating presumption or inference of intent to sell from possession of specified quantity of illegal drugs, 60 A.L.R.3d 1128.   Common-law right of action for damage sustained by plaintiff in consequence of sale or gift of intoxicating liquor or habit-forming drug to another, 97 A.L.R.3d 528; 62 A.L.R.4th 16.   Narcotics conviction as crime of moral turpitude justifying disbarment or other disciplinary action against attorney, 99 A.L.R.3d 288.   Criminal responsibility for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 99 A.L.R.3d 854.   Social host's liability for injuries incurred by third parties as a result of intoxicated guest's negligence, 62 A.L.R.4th 16.   Validity, construction, and application of state or local law prohibiting maintenance of vehicle for purpose of keeping or selling controlled substances, 31 A.L.R.5th 760.
GA Code § 16-13-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-43. Unauthorized Distribution; Penalties

  It is unlawful for any person:   Who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II, except pursuant to an order form as required by Code Section 16-13-40;   To use, in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance, a registration number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person;   To acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, or theft;   To furnish false or fraudulent material information in, or omit any material information from, any application, report, or other document or record required to be kept or filed under this article;   To make, distribute, or possess any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing, upon any drug or container or labeling thereof so as to render the drug a counterfeit substance; or   To withhold information from a practitioner that such person has obtained a controlled substance of a similar therapeutic use in a concurrent time period from another practitioner.     Any person who violates this Code section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, may be imprisoned for not more than eight years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.    (Code 1933, § 79A-819, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 296, § 1; Code 1933, § 79A-822, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1668, § 11; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1219, § 6; Ga. L. 1987, p. 261, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, §§ 19 et seq., 31, 40, 45, 168, 196.   C.J.S.   - 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 188, 189, 196, 263, 269.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 403.   ALR.   - What constitutes "possession" of a narcotic drug proscribed by § 2 of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, 91 A.L.R.2d 810.   Offense of aiding and abetting illegal possession of drugs or narcotics, 47 A.L.R.3d 1239.   Validity and construction of statute creating presumption or inference of intent to sell from possession of specified quantity of illegal drugs, 60 A.L.R.3d 1128.   Common-law right of action for damage sustained by plaintiff in consequence of sale or gift of intoxicating liquor or habit-forming drug to another, 97 A.L.R.3d 528; 62 A.L.R.4th 16.   Criminal responsibility for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 99 A.L.R.3d 854.   Social host's liability for injuries incurred by third parties as a result of intoxicated guest's negligence, 62 A.L.R.4th 16.
GA Code § 16-13-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-44. Penalties Under Other Laws

 Any penalty imposed for violation of this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction otherwise authorized by law.   (Code 1933, § 79A-823, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, § 207.   C.J.S.   - 28A C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 489, 495.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 404.   ALR.    - Liability of druggist for injury in consequence of mistake, 31 A.L.R. 1336; 44 A.L.R. 1482.    Liability of druggist for punitive damages, 31 A.L.R. 1362.   Narcotics conviction as crime of moral turpitude justifying disbarment or other disciplinary action against attorney, 99 A.L.R.3d 288.   Druggist's civil liability for injuries sustained as result of negligence in incorrectly filling drug prescriptions, 3 A.L.R.4th 270.
GA Code § 16-13-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-45. Powers of Enforcement Personnel

 Any officer or employee of the State Board of Pharmacy designated by the director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency may:    Carry firearms in the performance of his official duties;   Execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants, administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas, and summonses issued under the authority of this state;   Make arrests without warrant for any offense under this article committed in his presence or if he has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a violation of this article which may constitute a felony;   Make seizures of property pursuant to this article; or   Perform other law enforcement duties as the State Board of Pharmacy or the director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency designates.    (Code 1933, § 79A-824, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16.)   Cross references.   - Enforcement powers of director of Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency under article generally, § 26-4-29.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Diamond v. Marland, 395 F. Supp. 432 (S.D. Ga. 1975).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Control of dangerous drugs is vested with State Board of Pharmacy and chief inspector (now director of Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency).  1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-23.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, § 202.   C.J.S.   - 22 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 15. 94 C.J.S., Weapons, § 51 et seq. 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 69, 70. 79 C.J.S., Searches and Seizures, § 134 et seq. 98 C.J.S., Witnesses, § 23.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 501.
GA Code § 16-13-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-47. Injunctions

  The superior courts of this state may exercise jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article.   The defendant may demand a trial by jury for an alleged violation of an injunction or restraining order under this Code section.    (Code 1933, § 79A-826, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, § 215. 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Jury, § 82.   C.J.S.   - 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, § 145. 43A C.J.S., Injunctions, §§ 300, 484, 485. 50 C.J.S., Juries, § 35.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 503.
GA Code § 16-13-48 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-48. Cooperative Arrangements With Federal and Other State Agencies

  The State Board of Pharmacy shall cooperate with federal and other state agencies in discharging its responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances. To this end, it may:   Arrange for the exchange of information among governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances;   Coordinate and cooperate in training programs concerning controlled substance law enforcement at local and state levels;   Cooperate with the bureau by establishing a centralized unit to accept, catalogue, file, and collect statistics, including records, other than medical treatment records, of drug dependent persons and other controlled substance law offenders within the state, and make the information available for federal, state, and local law enforcement purposes; and   Conduct or promote programs of eradication aimed at destroying wild or illicit growth of plant species from which controlled substances may be extracted.     Results, information, and evidence received from the bureau relating to the regulatory functions of this article, including results of inspections conducted by it, may be relied and acted upon by the State Board of Pharmacy or drug agents in the exercise of its or their regulatory functions under this article.    (Code 1933, § 79A-827, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, § 216 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 98 C.J.S., Witnesses, § 374 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 504.   ALR.   - Federal prosecutions based on manufacture, importation, transportation, possession, sale, or use of LSD, 22 A.L.R.3d 1325.
GA Code § 16-13-48.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-48.1. Funds or Property Transferred to State or Local Agencies Under Federal Drug Laws

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-21/HB 233, effective July 1, 2015.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 16-13-48.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 840, § 1.   Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 repeal of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
GA Code § 16-13-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-50. Burden of Proof; Liability of Enforcement Officers in Lawful Performance of Duties

  It is not necessary for the state to negate any exemption or exception in this article in any complaint, accusation, indictment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this article. The burden of proof of any exemption or exception is upon the person claiming it.   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 is presumed not to be the holder of the registration or form. The burden of proof is upon him to rebut the presumption.   No liability is imposed by this article upon any authorized state, county, or municipal officer engaged in the lawful performance of his duties.    (Code 1933, § 79A-829, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, §§ 204, 205.   C.J.S.   - 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 249, 256. 28A C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 342 et seq., 359 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 302.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 506.   ALR.    - Instruction applying rule of reasonable doubt specifically to particular matter or defense as curing instruction placing burden of proof upon defendant in that regard, 120 A.L.R. 591.   Burden of proof and presumptions in tracing currency, bank account, or cash equivalent to illegal drug trafficking so as to permit forfeiture, or declaration as contraband, under state law, 104 A.L.R.5th 229.
GA Code § 16-13-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-51. Judicial Review of Administrative Determinations, Findings, and Conclusions

 All final determinations, findings, and conclusions of the State Board of Pharmacy under this article are final and conclusive decisions of the matters involved. Any person aggrieved by the decision may obtain review of the decision in the Superior Court of Fulton County. Findings of fact by the State Board of Pharmacy, if supported by substantial evidence, are conclusive.   (Code 1933, § 79A-830, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 213, 219. 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 374 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 507.   ALR.   - Review for excessiveness of sentence in narcotics case, 55 A.L.R.3d 812.
GA Code § 16-13-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-52. Programs and Research on Prevention of Abuse of Controlled Substances; Confidentiality of Research; Exemption From Penalties

  The State Board of Pharmacy and the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency shall carry out programs designed to prevent and deter misuse and abuse of controlled substances.   The State Board of Pharmacy and the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency shall encourage research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances. In connection with the research and in furtherance of the enforcement of this article, they may:   Establish methods to assess accurately the effects of controlled substances and identify and characterize those with potential for abuse;   Make studies and undertake programs of research to:   Develop new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, equipment, and devices to strengthen the enforcement of this article;   Determine patterns of misuse and abuse of controlled substances and the social effects thereof;   Improve methods for preventing, predicting, understanding, and dealing with the misuse and abuse of controlled substances; and     Enter into agreements with public agencies, institutions of higher education, and private organizations or individuals for the purpose of conducting research, demonstrations, or special projects which bear directly on misuse and abuse of controlled substances.     The State Board of Pharmacy, in the public interest, may authorize persons engaged in research on the use and effects of controlled substances to withhold the names and other identifying characteristics of individuals who are the subjects of the research. Persons who obtain this authorization are not to be compelled in any civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceeding to identify the individuals who are the subjects of research for which the authorization was obtained.   The State Board of Pharmacy may authorize the possession and distribution of controlled substances by persons engaged in research. Persons who obtain this authorization are exempt from state prosecution for possession and distribution of controlled substances to the extent of the authorization.    (Code 1933, § 79A-831, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 211, 212, 219.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 508.
GA Code § 16-13-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-53. Pending Proceedings

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-23/HB 233, effective July 1, 2015.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 79A-832, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.   Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 repeal of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
GA Code § 16-13-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-54. Orders and Rules Promulgated Prior to July 1, 1974

 Any orders and rules promulgated under any law affected by this article and in effect on July 1, 1974, and not in conflict with it shall continue in effect until modified, superseded, or repealed.   (Code 1933, § 79A-833, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 602.
GA Code § 16-13-54.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-54.1. Weight or Quantity of Controlled Substance or Marijuana Not Essential Element of Offense

 When an offense in this part measures a controlled substance or marijuana by weight or quantity, the defendant's knowledge of such weight or quantity shall not be an essential element of the offense, and the state shall not have the burden of proving that a defendant knew the weight or quantity of the controlled substance or marijuana in order to be convicted of an offense.    (Code 1981, §16-13-54.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 222, § 6/HB 349.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 222, § 21/HB 349, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2013, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense."   Law reviews.   - For article, "Appeal and Error: Appeal or Certiorari by State in Criminal Cases," see 30 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 17 (2013).
GA Code § 16-13-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-55. Construction of Article

 This article shall be so applied and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among those states which enact it.   (Code 1933, § 79A-834, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 82 C.J.S., Statutes, § 486 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 603.
GA Code § 16-13-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-56. Penalty for Violation of Article; Restitution to the State for Cleanup of Environmental Hazards; Other Remedies

  Unless otherwise specified with respect to a particular offense, any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   In addition to any other penalty imposed by law for a violation of this article, if the sentencing court finds that in committing a violation of this article, the defendant contributed to a release of hazardous waste, a hazardous constituent, or a hazardous substance as such terms are defined by Code Sections 12-8-62 and 12-8-92, the court shall require such defendant to make restitution to the State of Georgia pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-96.1 for the reasonable costs of activities associated with the cleanup of environmental hazards, including legal expenses incurred by the state. Restitution made pursuant to this Code section shall not preclude the State of Georgia from obtaining any other civil or criminal remedy available under any other provision of law. The restitution authorized by this Code section is supplemental and not exclusive.     (Code 1981, §16-13-56, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1219, § 7; Ga. L. 2001, p. 816, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Hazardous waste, T. 12, C. 8, A. 3.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Fair v. State, 284 Ga. 165, 664 S.E.2d 227 (2008).
GA Code § 16-13-56.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses|Chapter 13 - Controlled Substances|Article 2 - Regulation of Controlled Substances|Part 1 - Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties|§ 16-13-56.1. Opioids Defined; Notification of Addictive Risks

  As used in this Code section, the term "opioids" means opiates, opioids, opioid analgesics, and opioid derivatives.   A prescriber who issues a prescription for an opioid shall provide the patient receiving the prescription information on the addictive risks of using opioids and information on options available for safely disposing of any unused opioids where such options exist. Such information may be provided verbally or in writing.     (Code 1981, §16-13-56.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 319, § 2-1/HB 249.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 143 (2017).