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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 5-102 - Legislative Findings and Purpose of Title - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) many of the...
Section 5-103 - Scope of Title - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, this...
Subtitle 2 - Powers and Responsibilities of Department
Section 5-201 - Enforcement of Title - (a) The Department, those of its officers, agents, inspectors, and...
Section 5-202 - Control of Substances - (a) The Department shall control all substances listed in Subtitle...
Section 5-203 - Regulations - The Department may adopt regulations to implement this title.
Section 5-204 - Fees - The Department may charge reasonable fees relating to the registration...
Subtitle 3 - Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers
Section 5-301 - Registration Required - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a...
Section 5-302 - Term of Registration - (a) A registration expires on the date set by the...
Section 5-303 - Manufacturers and Distributors - (a) Unless the Department determines that the issuance of the...
Section 5-304 - Authorized Providers - (a) If an authorized provider is authorized to dispense or...
Section 5-305 - Inspections - In accordance with regulations that the Department adopts, the Department...
Section 5-306 - Required Record Keeping - (a) This section does not apply to an authorized provider...
Section 5-307 - Suspensions, Revocations, and Denials -- Grounds - (a) Subject to the notice and hearing provisions of §...
Section 5-308 - Suspensions, Revocations, and Denials -- Notice and Hearing - (a) (1) Before the Department takes action under § 5-307...
Section 5-309 - Placing Under Seal and Disposing of Controlled Dangerous Substances - (a) If the Department suspends or revokes a registration, the...
Section 5-310 - Notice to Drug Enforcement Administration - The Department shall notify promptly the federal Drug Enforcement Administration...
Subtitle 4 - Schedules
Section 5-401 - In General - (a) The substances included in the schedules in this subtitle...
Section 5-402 - Schedule I - (a) Schedule I consists of each controlled dangerous substance: (1)...
Section 5-403 - Schedule Ii - (a) Schedule II consists of each controlled dangerous substance: (1)...
Section 5-404 - Schedule Iii - (a) Schedule III consists of each controlled dangerous substance by...
Section 5-405 - Schedule Iv - (a) Schedule IV consists of each controlled dangerous substance: (1)...
Section 5-406 - Schedule V - (a) Schedule V consists of each controlled dangerous substance: (1)...
Subtitle 5 - Prescriptions
Section 5-501 - Dispensing of Certain Substances Listed in Schedule Ii - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 5-502 - Methadone - An authorized provider may not dispense methadone, directly or by...
Section 5-503 - Opium - (a) In this section, “opium” includes: (1) codeine; and (2)...
Section 5-504 - Substance Listed in Schedule Iii or Schedule Iv - (a) Except when dispensed directly to an ultimate user by...
Section 5-505 - Substance Listed in Schedule V - (a) A controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule V may...
Subtitle 6 - Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances and Paraphernalia
Part I - Primary Crimes
Section 5-601 - Possessing or Administering Controlled Dangerous Substance - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...
Section 5-601.1 - Citation for Possession of Less Than 10 Grams of Marijuana - (a) A police officer shall issue a citation to a...
Section 5-602 - Distributing, Possessing With Intent to Distribute, or Dispensing Controlled Dangerous Substance - Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may...
Section 5-603 - Equipment to Produce Controlled Dangerous Substance - Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may...
Section 5-604 - Counterfeit Substance - (a) In this section, “counterfeit substance” means a controlled dangerous...
Section 5-605 - Keeping Common Nuisance - (a) “Common nuisance” means a dwelling, building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft,...
Section 5-606 - False Prescription - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...
Section 5-607 - Penalties -- Certain Crimes - (a) Except as provided in §§ 5–608 and 5–609 of...
Section 5-608 - Penalties -- Narcotic Drug - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person...
Section 5-608.1 - Penalties -- Distribution of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Mixtures - (a) A person may not knowingly violate § 5–602 of...
Section 5-609 - Penalties -- Selected Schedule I and Ii Hallucinogenic Substances - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person...
Section 5-609.1 - Departure From Mandatory Minimum Sentencing - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to...
Section 5-610 - Payment of Restitution - (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law,...
Part II - Primary Offenders
Section 5-612 - Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing, or Possession of Specified Amounts - (a) A person may not manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess:...
Section 5-613 - Drug Kingpin - (a) In this section, “drug kingpin” means an organizer, supervisor,...
Section 5-614 - Importer of Certain Controlled Dangerous Substances - (a) (1) Unless authorized by law to possess the substance,...
Part III - Related and Derivative Crimes
Section 5-617 - Distributing Faked Controlled Dangerous Substance - (a) A person may not distribute, attempt to distribute, or...
Section 5-618 - Possession or Purchase of Noncontrolled Substance - (a) Except as authorized in this title, a person may...
Section 5-619 - Drug Paraphernalia - (a) To determine whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a...
Section 5-620 - Controlled Paraphernalia - (a) Unless authorized under this title, a person may not:...
Section 5-621 - Use of Weapon as Separate Crime - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 5-622 - Firearm Crimes - (a) In this section, “firearm” includes: (1) a handgun, antique...
Section 5-623 - Proceeds of Drug Crime - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 5-624 - Drug-Induced Conduct - (a) In this section, “drug” does not include alcohol. (b)...
Part IV - Miscellaneous Crimes
Section 5-627 - Controlled Dangerous Substance Near School - (a) A person may not manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess...
Section 5-628 - Use of Minor - (a) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of...
Subtitle 7 - Prescription Drugs and Other Substances
Part I - Prescription Drugs
Section 5-701 - Dispensing Prescription Drug - (a) Sections 5–701 through 5–704 of this subtitle apply to:...
Section 5-702 - Sale of Drug Different From That Ordered - (a) (1) This subsection applies to a person engaged in...
Section 5-703 - Unsolicited Mailing - (a) This section does not apply to the mailing of...
Section 5-704 - Regulations - The Department may adopt regulations to administer and enforce §§...
Section 5-705 - Evidence of Counterfeiting - (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, in a...
Part II - Other Substances
Section 5-708 - Inhalant - (a) (1) This section applies to fingernail polish, model airplane...
Section 5-709 - Distribution of Inhalant and Instruction on Inhaling - (a) In this section, “distribute” includes actual, constructive, or attempted...
Section 5-710 - Use of Steroid or Hormone -- Warning - (a) In this section, “human growth hormone” means: (1) somatrem,...
Subtitle 8 - Criminal Procedure
Section 5-801 - Investigation by State Police - Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of State Police may...
Section 5-802 - Statewide Jurisdiction for Officers - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement officer...
Section 5-803 - Payment for Information About Violations - (a) (1) The Secretary of State Police may pay a...
Section 5-804 - Administrative Inspection Warrants - (a) In this section, “administrative probable cause” means a valid...
Section 5-805 - Inspections - (a) In this section, “controlled premises” means: (1) a place...
Section 5-806 - Temporary and Permanent Injunctions - The Department, the Attorney General, and the State’s Attorney for...
Section 5-807 - Burden of Proof - (a) (1) The State need not negate an exemption, proviso,...
Section 5-808 - Immunity From Criminal Liability for Public Officials and Employees - (a) If the individual is engaged in the enforcement or...
Section 5-809 - Hearsay Admitted at Bail or Sentencing Hearing - Notwithstanding any other law, at a hearing relating to bail...
Section 5-810 - Convictions and Reports to Licensing Authorities - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 9 - Criminal and Civil Liability
Section 5-901 - Violations of Title Considered Felonies - Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of this title shall...
Section 5-902 - Prohibited Acts - (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this title, a person...
Section 5-903 - Use of False Registration - (a) In manufacturing or distributing a controlled dangerous substance, a...
Section 5-904 - Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Dangerous Substance - (a) A registrant may not: (1) distribute or dispense a...
Section 5-905 - Repeat Offenders - (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,...
Section 5-906 - Education Program on Aids - In addition to a penalty imposed under this title, a...
Section 5-907 - Additional Penalties - A penalty imposed for violation of this title is in...
Section 5-908 - Penalties; Regulations - (a) The Department may impose a civil penalty in an...
Subtitle 11 - Short Title
Section 5-1101 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the “Maryland Controlled Dangerous...