(a) It is unlawful for a patient, in an attempt to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance, to knowingly withhold from a practitioner, that the patient has obtained a prescription for a controlled substance of the same or similar therapeutic use in a concurrent time period from another practitioner.
(b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be confined in jail for not more than nine months, or fined not more than $2,500, or both fined and confined.
(c) The offense established by this section is in addition to and a separate and distinct offense from any other offense set forth in this code.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 60A. Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Article 4. Offenses and Penalties
§60A-4-401. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
§60A-4-402. Prohibited Acts B; Penalties
§60A-4-403. Prohibited Acts C; Penalties
§60A-4-404. Penalties Under Other Laws
§60A-4-405. Bar to Prosecution
§60A-4-407. Conditional Discharge for First Offense of Possession
§60A-4-408. Second or Subsequent Offenses
§60A-4-409. Prohibited Acts Transportation of Controlled Substances Into State; Penalties
§60A-4-411. Operating or Attempting to Operate Clandestine Drug Laboratories; Offenses; Penalties
§60A-4-412. Defeating Drug and Alcohol Screening Tests; Penalties
§60A-4-413. Unlawful Production, Manufacture or Possession of Salvia Divinorum
§60A-4-415. Unlawful Manufacture, Delivery, Transport Into State, or Possession of Fentanyl
§60A-4-416. Drug Delivery Resulting in Death; Failure to Render Aid
§60A-4-417. Sale of Dextromethorphan
§60A-4-418. Use of a Minor to Commit a Felony Drug Offense; Penalties