Sec. 481.1285. OFFENSE: DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY REGISTRANTS, DISPENSERS, AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS. (a) This section applies only to a registrant, a dispenser, or a person who, pursuant to Section 481.062(a)(1) or (2), is not required to register under this subchapter.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) converts to the person's own use or benefit a controlled substance to which the person has access by virtue of the person's profession or employment; or
(2) diverts to the unlawful use or benefit of another person a controlled substance to which the person has access by virtue of the person's profession or employment.
(c) An offense under Subsection (b)(1) is a state jail felony. An offense under Subsection (b)(2) is a felony of the third degree.
(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1200 (S.B. 158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes
Chapter 481 - Texas Controlled Substances Act
Subchapter D. Offenses and Penalties
Section 481.101. Criminal Classification
Section 481.102. Penalty Group 1
Section 481.1021. Penalty Group 1-A
Section 481.1022. Penalty Group 1-B
Section 481.103. Penalty Group 2
Section 481.1031. Penalty Group 2-A
Section 481.104. Penalty Group 3
Section 481.105. Penalty Group 4
Section 481.106. Classification of Controlled Substance Analogue
Section 481.108. Preparatory Offenses
Section 481.112. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1
Section 481.1121. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-A
Section 481.1122. Manufacture of Substance in Penalty Group 1: Presence of Child
Section 481.1123. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B
Section 481.113. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 2 or 2-A
Section 481.1131. Cause of Action for Sale or Provision of Synthetic Cannabinoid
Section 481.114. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 3 or 4
Section 481.115. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B
Section 481.1151. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1-A
Section 481.116. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2
Section 481.1161. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2-A
Section 481.117. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 3
Section 481.118. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 4
Section 481.119. Offense: Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Miscellaneous Substances
Section 481.120. Offense: Delivery of Marihuana
Section 481.121. Offense: Possession of Marihuana
Section 481.122. Offense: Delivery of Controlled Substance or Marihuana to Child
Section 481.123. Defense to Prosecution for Offense Involving Controlled Substance Analogue
Section 481.125. Offense: Possession or Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia
Section 481.126. Offense: Illegal Barter, Expenditure, or Investment
Section 481.127. Offense: Unauthorized Disclosure of Information
Section 481.128. Offense and Civil Penalty: Commercial Matters
Section 481.129. Offense: Fraud
Section 481.130. Penalties Under Other Law
Section 481.131. Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance Property or Plant
Section 481.132. Multiple Prosecutions
Section 481.133. Offense: Falsification of Drug Test Results
Section 481.134. Drug-Free Zones
Section 481.135. Maps as Evidence of Location or Area
Section 481.136. Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Precursor
Section 481.137. Offense: Transfer of Precursor Substance for Unlawful Manufacture
Section 481.138. Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus
Section 481.139. Offense: Transfer of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus for Unlawful Manufacture