Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances

NRS 453.038 - "Chart order" defined."Chart order" means an order entered on the chart of a patient: - 1. In a hospital, facility for intermediate care or facility...

NRS 453.039 - "Compound" and "compounding" defined. - "Compound" or "compounding" means to form or make up a...

NRS 453.042 - "Concentrated cannabis" defined. - "Concentrated cannabis" means the extracted or separated resin, whether crude...

NRS 453.043 - "Controlled substance analog" defined. - 1. "Controlled substance analog" means a substance the chemical structure...

NRS 453.046 - "Counterfeit substance" defined. - "Counterfeit substance" means a controlled substance which, or the container...

NRS 453.051 - "Deliver" and "delivery" defined. - "Deliver" or "delivery" means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer...

NRS 453.053 - "Department" defined. - "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services. (Added...

NRS 453.056 - "Dispense" defined. - 1. Except as limited by subsection 2, "dispense" means to...

NRS 453.061 - "Dispenser" defined. - "Dispenser" means a practitioner who dispenses. (Added to NRS by...

NRS 453.066 - "Distribute" defined. - "Distribute" means to deliver other than by administering or dispensing...

NRS 453.071 - "Distributor" defined. - "Distributor" means a person who distributes. The term includes a...

NRS 453.076 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Investigation Division of the Department of Public...

NRS 453.081 - "Drug" defined. - 1. "Drug" means substances: (a) Recognized as drugs in the...

NRS 453.082 - "Drug Enforcement Administration" defined. - "Drug Enforcement Administration" means the Drug Enforcement Administration of the...

NRS 453.0825 - "Extraction" defined. - "Extraction" means the process or act of extracting THC or...

NRS 453.083 - "Fill" defined. - "Fill" means the counting, measuring, compounding, pouring, packaging and labeling...

NRS 453.085 - "Hospital" defined. - "Hospital" means any facility which is licensed by the Department...

NRS 453.086 - "Immediate precursor" defined. - "Immediate precursor" means a substance: 1. Which the Board has...

NRS 453.087 - "Institutional pharmacy" defined. - "Institutional pharmacy" means a pharmacy or other storage place as...

NRS 453.0875 - "Isomer" defined. - "Isomer" means an optical isomer, but in subsection 5 of...

NRS 453.091 - "Manufacture" defined. - 1. "Manufacture" means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion or...

NRS 453.096 - "Marijuana" defined. - 1. "Marijuana" means: (a) All parts of any plant of...

NRS 453.098 - "Narcotic addict" defined. - [Replaced in revision by NRS 453.115.]

NRS 453.099 - "Narcotic addiction" defined. - [Replaced in revision by NRS 453.103.]

NRS 453.101 - "Narcotic drug" defined. - "Narcotic drug" means any of the following, however manufactured: 1....

NRS 453.103 - "Narcotic use disorder" defined. - "Narcotic use disorder" means compulsion to continue taking or psychic...

NRS 453.106 - "Opiate" defined. - 1. "Opiate" means any substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining...

NRS 453.111 - "Opium poppy" defined. - "Opium poppy" means the plant of the species Papaver somniferum...

NRS 453.113 - "Person" defined. - "Person" includes a government or a governmental subdivision or agency....

NRS 453.115 - "Person with a narcotic use disorder" defined. - "Person with a narcotic use disorder" means a person of...

NRS 453.117 - "Pharmacy" defined. - 1. "Pharmacy" means every store or shop licensed by the...

NRS 453.118 - "Pharmacy in a correctional institution" defined. - "Pharmacy in a correctional institution" means a pharmacy or other...

NRS 453.121 - "Poppy straw" defined. - "Poppy straw" means all parts, except the seeds, of the...

NRS 453.126 - "Practitioner" defined. - "Practitioner" means: 1. A physician, dentist, veterinarian or podiatric physician...

NRS 453.128 - "Prescription" defined. - 1. "Prescription" means: (a) An order given individually for the...

NRS 453.131 - "Production" defined. - "Production" includes the manufacturing of a controlled substance and the...

NRS 453.134 - "Refill" defined. - "Refill" means to fill again. (Added to NRS by 1979,...

NRS 453.136 - "State" defined. - "State" means a state of the United States, the District...

NRS 453.137 - "Steroid" defined. - "Steroid" means any of the compounds that contain a hydrogenated...

NRS 453.139 - "THC" defined. - "THC" means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and any structural, optical or geometric isomer...

NRS 453.141 - "Ultimate user" defined. - "Ultimate user" means a person who lawfully possesses a controlled...

NRS 453.146 - Powers and duties of Board. - 1. The Board shall administer the provisions of NRS 453.011...

NRS 453.151 - Cooperative arrangements; confidentiality of information. - 1. The Board and the Division shall cooperate with federal...

NRS 453.153 - Cooperation between Board and Division required. - The Board and Division shall cooperate with each other in...

NRS 453.154 - Division required to prepare certain reports concerning controlled substances; Division and Board may enter into agreements with public agencies; requirements. - 1. In this section, "diversion" means the transfer of a...

NRS 453.155 - Programs for research and education. - 1. The Board or Investigation Division, in cooperation with the...

NRS 453.157 - Confidentiality of information concerning research or medical practice. - A practitioner engaged in medical practice or research is not...

NRS 453.159 - Existing orders or regulations unaffected. - Any orders and regulations promulgated under any law affected by...

NRS 453.162 - Development; functions and requirements; Board and Division immune from liability for activities related to program; gifts, grants and donations. - 1. The Board and the Division shall cooperatively develop a...

NRS 453.163 - Persons registered to dispense controlled substances required to upload certain information to database; agreements with state agency of another state to receive or exchange information obtained by program; immunity from liability for t... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each person...

NRS 453.1635 - Law enforcement agency to upload to database certain information obtained during investigation; limitation on access to database; immunity from liability for transmission of information. - 1. If a law enforcement agency arrests a person for...

NRS 453.164 - Access to database for certain persons, occupational licensing boards, Board and Division; reporting of illegal activity or inappropriate use of controlled substance; exception to avoid interfering with investigation; practitioner requi... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Board...

NRS 453.1645 - When Board is required to provide access to database to coroner, medical examiner or deputy thereof for certain purposes; access for unauthorized purpose prohibited; suspension or termination of access for violation of provisions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board...

NRS 453.165 - Access to database for certain employees of law enforcement agencies; certification; requirements for access; access for unauthorized purpose prohibited; monitoring; authority of Board or Division to terminate access. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board...

NRS 453.166 - Schedule I tests. - The Board shall place a substance in schedule I if...

NRS 453.176 - Schedule II tests. - The Board shall place a substance in schedule II if...

NRS 453.186 - Schedule III tests. - The Board shall place a substance in schedule III if...

NRS 453.196 - Schedule IV tests. - The Board shall place a substance in schedule IV if...

NRS 453.206 - Schedule V tests. - The Board shall place a substance in schedule V if...

NRS 453.211 - Review, revision and dissemination of schedules. - 1. The Board shall: (a) Review the schedules annually and...

NRS 453.216 - Nomenclature. - The controlled substances listed or to be listed in schedules...

NRS 453.218 - Addition of immediate precursor to schedule. - The Board, without regard to the findings required by NRS...

NRS 453.2182 - Treatment by Board when substance is designated, rescheduled or deleted as controlled substance by federal law. - If a substance is designated, rescheduled or deleted as a...

NRS 453.2184 - Scheduling of substance by extraordinary regulation. - The Board, by extraordinary regulation and without regard to the...

NRS 453.2186 - Board prohibited from including certain substances on schedule; exceptions; required considerations. - 1. Authority to control pursuant to NRS 453.146, 453.218, 453.2182...

NRS 453.2188 - Placement of substance in schedule allowed if controlled by federal law pursuant to international treaty, convention or protocol. - The Board may place a substance in schedule I, II,...

NRS 453.219 - Controlled substance analog: Treatment as substance in schedule I; notice of prosecution; determination by Board. - A controlled substance analog, to the extent intended for human...

NRS 453.221 - Regulations; fees. - 1. The Board may adopt regulations and charge reasonable fees...

NRS 453.226 - Requirements for registration; authority of registrant; exemptions and waivers; inspections. - 1. Every practitioner or other person who dispenses any controlled...

NRS 453.231 - Registration: Public interest; specific controlled substances; research. - 1. The Board shall register an applicant to dispense controlled...

NRS 453.232 - Penalty for failure to register. - A person who dispenses a controlled substance without being registered...

NRS 453.233 - Notice of conviction of registered person to be furnished. - Upon the conviction of any person required to be registered...

NRS 453.236 - Suspension and revocation of registration to dispense; seizure or placement under seal of controlled substance owned or possessed by registrant; notification of suspension or revocation of registration or forfeiture of controlled substa... - 1. The Board may suspend or revoke a registration pursuant...

NRS 453.241 - Administrative proceedings to deny, suspend or revoke registration. - 1. Administrative proceedings by the Board to deny, suspend or...

NRS 453.246 - Recordkeeping and inventory requirements for registrants. - Persons registered to dispense controlled substances pursuant to the provisions...

NRS 453.251 - Order forms. - Controlled substances listed in schedules I and II may be...

NRS 453.256 - Prescriptions; requirements for dispensing certain substances; penalty. - 1. A prescription for a controlled substance must be given...

NRS 453.257 - Filling second or subsequent prescriptions. - A pharmacist shall not fill a second or subsequent prescription...

NRS 453.261 - Administrative inspections. - 1. The Division or the Board may make administrative inspections...

NRS 453.266 - Administrative warrant for inspection. - 1. Issuance and execution of an administrative warrant for inspection...

NRS 453.271 - Powers of enforcement of officers and employees of Division. - Any officer or employee of the Division designated by his...

NRS 453.276 - Injunctions. - The Board or the Attorney General may bring an action...

NRS 453.281 - Burden of proof; immunity of officers from liability. - 1. It is not necessary for the State to negate...

NRS 453.286 - Judicial review. - All final determinations, findings and conclusions of the Board or...

NRS 453.301 - Property subject to forfeiture. - The following are subject to forfeiture pursuant to NRS 179.1156...

NRS 453.305 - Forfeiture of real property or mobile home: Notices to owner. - 1. Whenever a person is arrested for violating any of...

NRS 453.311 - Controlled substances; plants; seizure and forfeiture. - 1. Controlled substances listed in schedule I: (a) That are...

NRS 453.316 - Unlawful to open or maintain place for unlawful sale, gift or use of controlled substance; penalties; exceptions. - 1. A person who opens or maintains any place for...

NRS 453.321 - Offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to controlled or counterfeit substance unlawful; penalties; prohibition against probation or suspension of sentence for certain repeat offenders unless mitigating circumstances e... - 1. Except as authorized by the provisions of NRS 453.011...

NRS 453.322 - Offer, attempt or commission of unauthorized act relating to manufacture or compounding of certain controlled substances unlawful; penalties; prohibition against probation of offenders. - 1. Except as authorized by the provisions of NRS 453.011...

NRS 453.324 - Unlawful to possess or dispose of methamphetamine manufacturing waste; exception; penalty. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person...

NRS 453.326 - Unlawful acts relating to recordkeeping, inspections and knowingly keeping or maintaining place where controlled substances are unlawfully used, kept or sold; penalty. - 1. It is unlawful for a person: (a) To refuse...

NRS 453.331 - Unlawful acts relating to distribution of certain controlled substances by registrants, use of unauthorized registration number and possession of signed blank prescription forms; certain fraudulent acts prohibited; penalty. - 1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly or intentionally...

NRS 453.332 - Unlawful acts relating to imitation controlled substances; penalties. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, it is...

NRS 453.3325 - Unlawful to allow child to be present during commission of certain violations which involve controlled substances other than marijuana; penalties; probation or suspended sentence prohibited. - 1. A person shall not intentionally allow a child to...

NRS 453.333 - Penalties for making available controlled substance which causes death. - If the death of a person is proximately caused by...

NRS 453.3335 - Additional penalty for failing to render or seek medical assistance for person injured or killed by use of controlled substance under certain circumstances. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 193.169, a defendant...

NRS 453.334 - Penalty for second or subsequent offense of sale of controlled substance to minor. - Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 453.333, a...

NRS 453.3345 - Additional penalty for commission of certain violations at or near school, school bus stop, recreational facilities for minors or public park. - 1. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 453.333...

NRS 453.3351 - Additional penalty for commission of certain violations which involve methamphetamine under certain circumstances. - 1. Unless a greater penalty is provided by law, and...

NRS 453.3353 - Additional and alternative penalties for commission of certain violations which involve controlled substances other than marijuana and result in death or substantial bodily harm to another person. - 1. Unless a greater penalty is provided by law, and...

NRS 453.336 - Unlawful possession not for purpose of sale: Prohibition; penalties; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person...

NRS 453.3361 - Unlawful possession not for purpose of sale: Local ordinances adopting penalties for certain similar offenses; allocation of fines collected for violation of local ordinance. - 1. A local authority may enact an ordinance adopting the...

NRS 453.3363 - Suspension of proceedings and probation of accused under certain conditions; effect of discharge and dismissal. - 1. If a person who has not previously been convicted...

NRS 453.3365 - Sealing of record of person convicted of possession of controlled substance not for purpose of sale; conditions. - 1. Three years after a person is convicted and sentenced...

NRS 453.337 - Unlawful possession for sale of flunitrazepam, gamma-hydroxybutyrate and schedule I or II substances; penalties. - 1. Except as otherwise authorized by the provisions of NRS...

NRS 453.338 - Unlawful possession for sale of substances classified in schedule III, IV or V; penalties. - 1. Except as authorized by the provisions of NRS 453.011...

NRS 453.3383 - Determination of weight of controlled substance for purposes of NRS 453.3385 and 453.339. - For the purposes of NRS 453.3385 and 453.339, the weight...

NRS 453.3385 - Trafficking in controlled substances: Flunitrazepam, gamma-hydroxybutyrate and schedule I or II substances, except marijuana. - 1. Except as otherwise authorized by the provisions of NRS...

NRS 453.339 - Trafficking in controlled substances: Marijuana or concentrated cannabis. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 453.011 to 453.552,...

NRS 453.3393 - Unlawful to produce or process marijuana or extract concentrated cannabis; exception; penalties. - 1. A person shall not knowingly or intentionally manufacture, grow,...

NRS 453.3395 - Trafficking in controlled substances: Schedule II substances. - Repealed. (See chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 453.3405 - Trafficking in controlled substances: Suspended sentence limited; eligibility for parole; reduction or suspension of sentence of person assisting in investigation or prosecution of any offense; consideration of factors by court. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adjudication...

NRS 453.341 - Prosecution or proceeding under prior law unaffected. - 1. Prosecution for any violation of law occurring before January...

NRS 453.346 - Effect of conviction or acquittal under federal or other state laws. - 1. If a violation of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive,...

NRS 453.348 - Previous convictions. - In any proceeding brought under NRS 453.316, 453.321, 453.322, 453.333,...

NRS 453.352 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 453.352 to 453.359, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 453.3525 - "Logbook" defined. - "Logbook" means a written or electronic list of each sale...

NRS 453.353 - "Product that is a precursor to methamphetamine" defined. - "Product that is a precursor to methamphetamine" means a product...

NRS 453.3535 - "Retail distributor" defined. - "Retail distributor" means a grocery store, general merchandise store, drugstore,...

NRS 453.354 - Manner of keeping, storing or placing methamphetamine precursor. - A retail distributor shall keep, store or place a product...

NRS 453.355 - Limitations on sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor by retail distributor; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a retail...

NRS 453.357 - Retail distributor to maintain logbook; information required to be entered in logbook at time of sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor; requirements for sale or transfer of methamphetamine precursor; notice concerning entering f... - 1. A retail distributor shall maintain a logbook. 2. At...

NRS 453.358 - Civil penalty for violation. - If a retail distributor violates any provision of NRS 453.354,...

NRS 453.3585 - Limitations on acquisition of methamphetamine precursor; exception; penalties. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person...

NRS 453.359 - Penalty for entering false statement or representation in logbook. - Any person who knowingly or intentionally enters a false statement...

NRS 453.3611 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 453.3615 - "Dangerous drug" defined. - "Dangerous drug" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...

NRS 453.3618 - "Illegal Internet pharmacy" defined. - 1. "Illegal Internet pharmacy" means a person located within or...

NRS 453.3621 - "Imitation controlled substance" defined. - "Imitation controlled substance" has the meaning ascribed to it in...

NRS 453.3625 - "Internet" defined. - 1. "Internet" means: (a) The computer network commonly known as...

NRS 453.3628 - "Prescription drug" defined. - "Prescription drug" means: 1. A controlled substance or dangerous drug...

NRS 453.3633 - Circumstances under which person has "reasonable cause to believe." - For the purposes of NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, a...

NRS 453.3635 - Applicability. - 1. The provisions of NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, do...

NRS 453.3638 - Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription or delivering certain substances or drugs; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized. - 1. A person who is located within this State and...

NRS 453.3639 - Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription via Internet; exception; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; penalty not exclusive. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person...

NRS 453.3643 - Unlawful acts relating to issuance of prescription; circumstances under which practitioner or person licensed by another jurisdiction is prohibited from prescribing prescription drug; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple... - 1. A practitioner who is located within this State shall...

NRS 453.3648 - Concurrent jurisdiction of Attorney General and district attorneys to prosecute violations. - 1. The Attorney General has concurrent jurisdiction with the district...

NRS 453.371 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 453.371 to 453.552, inclusive: 1. "Medical...

NRS 453.375 - Persons authorized to possess and administer controlled substances. - 1. A controlled substance may be possessed and administered by...

NRS 453.377 - Authority to dispense controlled substances. - A controlled substance may be dispensed by: 1. A registered...

NRS 453.381 - Limitations on prescribing, possessing, administering, transporting and dispensing controlled substances. - 1. In addition to the limitations imposed by NRS 453.256...

NRS 453.385 - Adoption of regulations governing prescriptions for controlled substances; compliance with federal law. - 1. Each prescription for a controlled substance must comply with...

NRS 453.391 - Unlawful taking or obtaining of controlled substance or prescription. - A person shall not: 1. Unlawfully take, obtain or attempt...

NRS 453.401 - Penalties for conspiracy. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4,...

NRS 453.411 - Unlawful use of controlled substance; penalty. - 1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly to use...

NRS 453.421 - Penalty for violation of NRS 453.371 to 453.391, inclusive. - A person who violates any provision of NRS 453.371 to...

NRS 453.431 - Unlawful acts relating to filling and refilling prescriptions and obtaining controlled substance or prescription; authorization to request proper identification from person requesting controlled substance. - 1. A pharmacist shall not knowingly fill or refill any...

NRS 453.505 - Controlled substance for which prescription is not required: Violation of regulation by pharmacist; misrepresentation to pharmacist to obtain controlled substance; penalties. - 1. Any pharmacist who violates any regulation of the Board...

NRS 453.521 - Unlawful possession or sale of nasal inhaler; exception. - It is unlawful for any person within this State to...

NRS 453.530 - Sale of dextromethorphan to minor or purchase of dextromethorphan by minor without prescription prohibited; person deemed to be in compliance under certain circumstances; civil penalty; preemption of local law or regulation. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) A...

NRS 453.541 - Sacramental use of peyote permitted. - The criminal sanction provided in NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive,...

NRS 453.551 - Immunity for acts in performance of official duties. - All agents or inspectors of the Board or Division, peace...

NRS 453.552 - Criminal penalties additional to civil penalties or sanctions. - 1. Any penalty imposed for violation of NRS 453.011 to...

NRS 453.553 - Action to recover civil penalty: Persons liable for civil penalty; action to be brought by Attorney General or district attorney; definitions. - 1. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed for a...

NRS 453.5531 - Action to recover civil penalty: Amount of money recoverable as civil penalty. - 1. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil...

NRS 453.5532 - Money collected as civil penalty: Limitations on use. - 1. Any money collected as a civil penalty pursuant to...

NRS 453.5533 - Limitation on action to recover civil penalty; effect of criminal proceeding on civil action. - 1. A civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 must...

NRS 453.554 - "Drug paraphernalia" defined. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, as used...

NRS 453.556 - Factors for identifying object as item of drug paraphernalia. - In determining whether an object is an item of drug...

NRS 453.557 - Provision, administration or use of testing product not unlawful; immunity from professional sanction or civil liability. - 1. It is not unlawful to provide, administer or use...

NRS 453.558 - Injunctions. - The district attorney or city attorney of any county or...

NRS 453.560 - Unlawful delivery, sale, possession or manufacture. - Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 212.160, a...

NRS 453.562 - Unlawful delivery to minor. - A person 18 years of age or older who violates...

NRS 453.564 - Unlawful advertising. - Any person who places in any printed publication any advertisement,...

NRS 453.566 - Unlawful use or possession. - Any person who uses, or possesses with intent to use,...

NRS 453.568 - Report of loss or theft of controlled substance. - All loss or theft of controlled substances must be reported...

NRS 453.570 - Amount of controlled substance needed to sustain conviction for prohibited offense. - The amount of a controlled substance needed to sustain a...

NRS 453.572 - Prohibition on production, distribution, sale or offering to sell synthetic cannabinoid. - 1. A person shall not produce, distribute, sell or offer...

NRS 453.575 - Fee for analysis of controlled substance or other substance or drug: Inclusion in sentence of offender; distribution and use of proceeds. - 1. If a defendant pleads guilty or guilty but mentally...

NRS 453.577 - Authority of Board not limited by authority of other regulatory bodies. - The authority of the Board to take disciplinary action to...

NRS 453.580 - Program for treatment of certain offenders: Requirements; payment of costs; completion in another jurisdiction. - Repealed. (See chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page...

NRS 453.600 - Declaration of legislative purpose. - It is the purpose of NRS 453.600 to 453.730, inclusive,...

NRS 453.660 - Experimental and clinical programs; personnel; regulations. - The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department...

NRS 453.670 - Local governments may assist programs and services. - A county or city may extend funds for the purpose...

NRS 453.680 - Cooperative agreements. - The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department...

NRS 453.690 - Information to be furnished. - 1. Every person or institution authorized to dispense or administer...

NRS 453.700 - Application for treatment; regulations relating to voluntary submission. - 1. Any person who believes himself or herself to be...

NRS 453.710 - Liability for costs of treatment. - When a person with a narcotic use disorder is being...

NRS 453.720 - Confidential and privileged information. - Unless otherwise requested by a person with a narcotic use...

NRS 453.730 - Emergency treatment authorized without notification to law enforcement officer or agency. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any physician may render...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances