(a) transfers or delivers, in exchange for anything of pecuniary
value, a prescription medication or device with knowledge or reasonable
grounds to know that the recipient has no medical need for it; or
(b) receives, in exchange for anything of pecuniary value, a
prescription medication or device with knowledge or reasonable grounds
to know that the seller or transferor is not authorized by law to sell
or transfer such prescription medication or device; or
(c) transfers or delivers a prescription in exchange for anything of
pecuniary value; or
(d) receives a prescription in exchange for anything of pecuniary
value.
Structure New York Laws
Title K - Offenses Involving Fraud
Article 178 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions
178.00 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions; Definitions.
178.05 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions; Limitation.
178.10 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions in the Fourth Degree.
178.15 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions in the Third Degree.
178.20 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions in the Second Degree.
178.25 - Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions in the First Degree.