Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes
Chapter 481 - Texas Controlled Substances Act

Section 481.034. Establishment and Modification of Schedules by Commissioner - Sec. 481.034. ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULES BY COMMISSIONER. (a)...

Section 481.035. Findings - Sec. 481.035. FINDINGS. (a) The commissioner shall place a substance...

Section 481.0355. Emergency Scheduling; Legislative Report - Sec. 481.0355. EMERGENCY SCHEDULING; LEGISLATIVE REPORT. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 481.036. Publication of Schedules - Sec. 481.036. PUBLICATION OF SCHEDULES. (a) The commissioner shall publish...

Section 481.037. Carisoprodol - Sec. 481.037. CARISOPRODOL. Schedule IV includes carisoprodol. Added by Acts...

Subchapter C. Regulation of Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensation of Controlled Substances, Chemical Precursors, and Chemical Laboratory Apparatus

Section 481.061. Federal Registration Required - Sec. 481.061. FEDERAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 481.062. Exemptions - Sec. 481.062. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The following persons may possess a...

Section 481.0621. Exceptions - Sec. 481.0621. EXCEPTIONS. (a) This subchapter does not apply to...

Section 481.065. Authorization for Certain Activities - Sec. 481.065. AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. (a) The director may...

Section 481.067. Records - Sec. 481.067. RECORDS. (a) A person who is registered with...

Section 481.068. Confidentiality - Sec. 481.068. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The director may authorize a person...

Section 481.070. Administering or Dispensing Schedule I Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.070. ADMINISTERING OR DISPENSING SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Except...

Section 481.071. Medical Purpose Required Before Prescribing, Dispensing, Delivering, or Administering Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.071. MEDICAL PURPOSE REQUIRED BEFORE PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR...

Section 481.072. Medical Purpose Required Before Distributing or Dispensing Schedule v Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.072. MEDICAL PURPOSE REQUIRED BEFORE DISTRIBUTING OR DISPENSING SCHEDULE...

Section 481.074. Prescriptions - Sec. 481.074. PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) A pharmacist may not: (1) dispense...

Section 481.075. Schedule Ii Prescriptions - Sec. 481.075. SCHEDULE II PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) A practitioner who prescribes...

Section 481.0755. Written, Oral, and Telephonically Communicated Prescriptions - Sec. 481.0755. WRITTEN, ORAL, AND TELEPHONICALLY COMMUNICATED PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 481.0756. Waivers From Electronic Prescribing - Sec. 481.0756. WAIVERS FROM ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING. (a) The appropriate regulatory...

Section 481.076. Official Prescription Information; Duties of Texas State Board of Pharmacy - Sec. 481.076. OFFICIAL PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION; DUTIES OF TEXAS STATE BOARD...

Section 481.0761. Rules; Authority to Contract - Sec. 481.0761. RULES; AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) The board shall...

Section 481.0762. Monitoring by Regulatory Agency - Sec. 481.0762. MONITORING BY REGULATORY AGENCY. (a) Each regulatory agency...

Section 481.0763. Registration by Regulatory Agency - Sec. 481.0763. REGISTRATION BY REGULATORY AGENCY. A regulatory agency that...

Section 481.07635. Continuing Education - Sec. 481.07635. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) A person authorized to receive...

Section 481.07636. Opioid Prescription Limits - Sec. 481.07636. OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LIMITS. (a) In this section, "acute...

Section 481.0764. Duties of Prescribers, Pharmacists, and Related Health Care Practitioners - Sec. 481.0764. DUTIES OF PRESCRIBERS, PHARMACISTS, AND RELATED HEALTH CARE...

Section 481.0765. Exceptions - Sec. 481.0765. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A prescriber is not subject to...

Section 481.0766. Reports of Wholesale Distributors - Sec. 481.0766. REPORTS OF WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS. (a) A wholesale distributor...

Section 481.0767. Advisory Committee - Sec. 481.0767. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The board shall establish an...

Section 481.0768. Administrative Penalty: Disclosure or Use of Information - Sec. 481.0768. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: DISCLOSURE OR USE OF INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 481.0769. Criminal Offenses Related to Prescription Information - Sec. 481.0769. CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION. (a) A...

Section 481.077. Chemical Precursor Records and Reports - Sec. 481.077. CHEMICAL PRECURSOR RECORDS AND REPORTS. (a) Except as...

Section 481.0771. Records and Reports on Pseudoephedrine - Sec. 481.0771. RECORDS AND REPORTS ON PSEUDOEPHEDRINE. (a) A wholesaler...

Section 481.080. Chemical Laboratory Apparatus Record-Keeping Requirements - Sec. 481.080. CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A manufacturer,...

Subchapter D. Offenses and Penalties

Section 481.101. Criminal Classification - Sec. 481.101. CRIMINAL CLASSIFICATION. For the purpose of establishing criminal...

Section 481.102. Penalty Group 1 - Sec. 481.102. PENALTY GROUP 1. Penalty Group 1 consists of:...

Section 481.1021. Penalty Group 1-A - Sec. 481.1021. PENALTY GROUP 1-A. (a) Penalty Group 1-A consists...

Section 481.1022. Penalty Group 1-B - Sec. 481.1022. PENALTY GROUP 1-B. Penalty Group 1-B consists of...

Section 481.103. Penalty Group 2 - Sec. 481.103. PENALTY GROUP 2. (a) Penalty Group 2 consists...

Section 481.1031. Penalty Group 2-A - Sec. 481.1031. PENALTY GROUP 2-A. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 481.104. Penalty Group 3 - Sec. 481.104. PENALTY GROUP 3. (a) Penalty Group 3 consists...

Section 481.105. Penalty Group 4 - Sec. 481.105. PENALTY GROUP 4. Penalty Group 4 consists of:...

Section 481.106. Classification of Controlled Substance Analogue - Sec. 481.106. CLASSIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ANALOGUE. For the purposes...

Section 481.108. Preparatory Offenses - Sec. 481.108. PREPARATORY OFFENSES. Title 4, Penal Code, applies to...

Section 481.111. Exemptions - Sec. 481.111. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The provisions of this chapter relating...

Section 481.112. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1 - Sec. 481.112. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...

Section 481.1121. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-A - Sec. 481.1121. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...

Section 481.1122. Manufacture of Substance in Penalty Group 1: Presence of Child - Sec. 481.1122. MANUFACTURE OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1: PRESENCE...

Section 481.1123. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B - Sec. 481.1123. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...

Section 481.113. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 2 or 2-A - Sec. 481.113. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...

Section 481.1131. Cause of Action for Sale or Provision of Synthetic Cannabinoid - Sec. 481.1131. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SALE OR PROVISION OF...

Section 481.114. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 3 or 4 - Sec. 481.114. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...

Section 481.115. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B - Sec. 481.115. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1...

Section 481.1151. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1-A - Sec. 481.1151. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1-A....

Section 481.116. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2 - Sec. 481.116. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 2....

Section 481.1161. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2-A - Sec. 481.1161. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 2-A....

Section 481.117. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 3 - Sec. 481.117. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 3....

Section 481.118. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 4 - Sec. 481.118. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 4....

Section 481.119. Offense: Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Miscellaneous Substances - Sec. 481.119. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, OR POSSESSION OF MISCELLANEOUS SUBSTANCES....

Section 481.1191. Civil Liability for Engaging in or Aiding in Production, Distribution, Sale, or Provision of Synthetic Substances - Sec. 481.1191. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ENGAGING IN OR AIDING IN...

Section 481.120. Offense: Delivery of Marihuana - Sec. 481.120. OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF MARIHUANA. (a) Except as authorized...

Section 481.121. Offense: Possession of Marihuana - Sec. 481.121. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA. (a) Except as authorized...

Section 481.122. Offense: Delivery of Controlled Substance or Marihuana to Child - Sec. 481.122. OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIHUANA TO...

Section 481.123. Defense to Prosecution for Offense Involving Controlled Substance Analogue - Sec. 481.123. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION FOR OFFENSE INVOLVING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE...

Section 481.124. Offense: Possession or Transport of Certain Chemicals With Intent to Manufacture Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.124. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR TRANSPORT OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS WITH...

Section 481.1245. Offense: Possession or Transport of Anhydrous Ammonia; Use of or Tampering With Equipment - Sec. 481.1245. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR TRANSPORT OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA; USE...

Section 481.125. Offense: Possession or Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia - Sec. 481.125. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR DELIVERY OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (a)...

Section 481.126. Offense: Illegal Barter, Expenditure, or Investment - Sec. 481.126. OFFENSE: ILLEGAL BARTER, EXPENDITURE, OR INVESTMENT. (a) A...

Section 481.127. Offense: Unauthorized Disclosure of Information - Sec. 481.127. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person...

Section 481.128. Offense and Civil Penalty: Commercial Matters - Sec. 481.128. OFFENSE AND CIVIL PENALTY: COMMERCIAL MATTERS. (a) A...

Section 481.1285. Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance by Registrants, Dispensers, and Certain Other Persons - Sec. 481.1285. OFFENSE: DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY REGISTRANTS, DISPENSERS,...

Section 481.129. Offense: Fraud - Sec. 481.129. OFFENSE: FRAUD. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 481.130. Penalties Under Other Law - Sec. 481.130. PENALTIES UNDER OTHER LAW. A penalty imposed for...

Section 481.131. Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance Property or Plant - Sec. 481.131. OFFENSE: DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT....

Section 481.132. Multiple Prosecutions - Sec. 481.132. MULTIPLE PROSECUTIONS. (a) In this section, "criminal episode"...

Section 481.133. Offense: Falsification of Drug Test Results - Sec. 481.133. OFFENSE: FALSIFICATION OF DRUG TEST RESULTS. (a) A...

Section 481.134. Drug-Free Zones - Sec. 481.134. DRUG-FREE ZONES. (a) In this section: (1) "Minor"...

Section 481.135. Maps as Evidence of Location or Area - Sec. 481.135. MAPS AS EVIDENCE OF LOCATION OR AREA. (a)...

Section 481.136. Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Precursor - Sec. 481.136. OFFENSE: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR RECEIPT OF CHEMICAL PRECURSOR....

Section 481.137. Offense: Transfer of Precursor Substance for Unlawful Manufacture - Sec. 481.137. OFFENSE: TRANSFER OF PRECURSOR SUBSTANCE FOR UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE....

Section 481.138. Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus - Sec. 481.138. OFFENSE: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR RECEIPT OF CHEMICAL LABORATORY...

Section 481.139. Offense: Transfer of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus for Unlawful Manufacture - Sec. 481.139. OFFENSE: TRANSFER OF CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR UNLAWFUL...

Section 481.140. Use of Child in Commission of Offense - Sec. 481.140. USE OF CHILD IN COMMISSION OF OFFENSE. (a)...

Section 481.141. Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury - Sec. 481.141. MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CAUSING DEATH...

Subchapter E. Forfeiture

Section 481.151. Definitions - Sec. 481.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Controlled substance property"...

Section 481.152. Seizure, Summary Forfeiture, and Summary Destruction or Other Disposition of Controlled Substance Plants - Sec. 481.152. SEIZURE, SUMMARY FORFEITURE, AND SUMMARY DESTRUCTION OR OTHER...

Section 481.153. Seizure, Summary Forfeiture, and Summary Destruction or Other Disposition of Controlled Substance Property - Sec. 481.153. SEIZURE, SUMMARY FORFEITURE, AND SUMMARY DESTRUCTION OR OTHER...

Section 481.154. Rules - Sec. 481.154. RULES. (a) The director may adopt reasonable rules...

Section 481.159. Disposition of Controlled Substance Property or Plant - Sec. 481.159. DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT. (a)...

Section 481.160. Disposition of Excess Quantities - Sec. 481.160. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS QUANTITIES. (a) If a controlled...

Section 481.161. Disposition of Controlled Substance Property or Plant in Lieu of Destruction - Sec. 481.161. DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT IN...

Subchapter F. Inspections, Evidence, and Miscellaneous Law Enforcement Provisions

Section 481.181. Inspections - Sec. 481.181. INSPECTIONS. (a) The director may enter controlled premises...

Section 481.182. Evidentiary Rules Relating to Offer of Delivery - Sec. 481.182. EVIDENTIARY RULES RELATING TO OFFER OF DELIVERY. For...

Section 481.183. Evidentiary Rules Relating to Drug Paraphernalia - Sec. 481.183. EVIDENTIARY RULES RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (a) In...

Section 481.184. Burden of Proof; Liabilities - Sec. 481.184. BURDEN OF PROOF; LIABILITIES. (a) The state is...

Section 481.185. Arrest Reports - Sec. 481.185. ARREST REPORTS. (a) Each law enforcement agency in...

Section 481.186. Cooperative Arrangements - Sec. 481.186. COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. (a) The director shall cooperate with...

Subchapter G. Therapeutic Research Program

Section 481.201. Research Program; Review Board - Sec. 481.201. RESEARCH PROGRAM; REVIEW BOARD. (a) The executive commissioner...

Section 481.202. Review Board Powers and Duties - Sec. 481.202. REVIEW BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The review...

Section 481.203. Patient Participation - Sec. 481.203. PATIENT PARTICIPATION. (a) A person may not be...

Section 481.204. Acquisition and Distribution of Controlled Substances - Sec. 481.204. ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (a) The...

Section 481.205. Rules; Reports - Sec. 481.205. RULES; REPORTS. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...

Subchapter H. Administrative Penalty

Section 481.301. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 481.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The department may impose an...

Section 481.302. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 481.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the...

Section 481.303. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 481.303. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a)...

Section 481.304. Penalty to Be Paid or Informal Hearing Requested - Sec. 481.304. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR INFORMAL HEARING REQUESTED....

Section 481.305. Formal Hearing - Sec. 481.305. FORMAL HEARING. (a) The person may request a...

Section 481.306. Decision - Sec. 481.306. DECISION. (a) Based on the findings of fact,...

Section 481.307. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 481.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. Before the...

Section 481.308. Stay of Enforcement of Penalty - Sec. 481.308. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY. (a) Within the...

Section 481.309. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 481.309. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does...

Section 481.310. Decision by Court - Sec. 481.310. DECISION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains...

Section 481.311. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 481.311. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the...

Section 481.312. Release of Bond - Sec. 481.312. RELEASE OF BOND. (a) If the person gave...

Section 481.313. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 481.313. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding to impose the penalty...

Section 481.314. Disposition of Penalty - Sec. 481.314. DISPOSITION OF PENALTY. The department shall send any...

Subchapter I. Interagency Prescription Monitoring Work Group

Section 481.351. Interagency Prescription Monitoring Work Group - Sec. 481.351. INTERAGENCY PRESCRIPTION MONITORING WORK GROUP. The interagency prescription...

Section 481.352. Members - Sec. 481.352. MEMBERS. The work group is composed of: (1)...

Section 481.353. Meetings - Sec. 481.353. MEETINGS. (a) The work group shall meet when...

Section 481.354. Report - Sec. 481.354. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes Chapter 481 - Texas Controlled Substances Act

Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes
Chapter 481 - Texas Controlled Substances Act