Effective: February 9, 2000
Latest Legislation: House Bill 202 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any dangerous drug or substitute any dangerous drug with another substance.
(B) No person shall knowingly adulterate or alter any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug or substitute any package or receptacle containing any dangerous drug with another package or receptacle.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons, when the conduct of the manufacturer, practitioner, pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is in accordance with Chapters 3719., 4715., 4723., 4729., 4731., and 4741. of the Revised Code.
(D) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section alleging that a person altered a dangerous drug that the dangerous drug the person allegedly altered was lawfully prescribed for the person's personal use and that the person did not sell or transfer or intend to sell or transfer the dangerous drug to another person.
(E) Whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with drugs, a felony of the third degree. If the violation results in physical harm to any person, tampering with drugs is a felony of the second degree.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 2925.01 | Drug Offense Definitions.
Section 2925.02 | Corrupting Another With Drugs.
Section 2925.03 | Trafficking, Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs.
Section 2925.041 | Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for Manufacture of Drugs.
Section 2925.05 | Funding, Aggravated Funding of Drug or Marihuana Trafficking.
Section 2925.06 | Illegal Administration or Distribution of Anabolic Steroids.
Section 2925.09 | Unapproved Drugs - Dangerous Drug Offenses Involving Livestock.
Section 2925.11 | Possession of Controlled Substances.
Section 2925.12 | Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments.
Section 2925.13 | Permitting Drug Abuse.
Section 2925.14 | Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Section 2925.141 | Illegal Use or Possession of Marihuana Drug Paraphernalia.
Section 2925.22 | Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug.
Section 2925.23 | Illegal Processing of Drug Documents.
Section 2925.24 | Tampering With Drugs.
Section 2925.31 | Abusing Harmful Intoxicants.
Section 2925.33 | Possessing Nitrous Oxide in Motor Vehicle.
Section 2925.34 | Sale of Pure Caffeine Product.
Section 2925.36 | Illegal Dispensing of Drug Samples.
Section 2925.37 | Counterfeit Controlled Substance Offenses.
Section 2925.42 | Criminal Forfeiture of Property Relating to Felony Drug Abuse Offense.
Section 2925.51 | Evidence in Drug Offense Cases.
Section 2925.511 | Reimbursement for Costs of Positive Drug Tests.
Section 2925.52 | Motion for Destruction of Chemicals for Methamphetamine Production.
Section 2925.55 | Unlawful Purchase of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine Product.
Section 2925.56 | Unlawful Sale of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine Product.
Section 2925.57 | Illegal Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine Product Transaction Scan.
Section 2925.58 | Unlawful Sale of Pseudoephedrine Product to Minor - Affirmative Defense.
Section 2925.61 | Lawful Administration of Overdose Reversal Drug.