Can you be arrested for fake prescriptions if you never pick the medication up?
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Can you be arrested for fake prescriptions if you never pick the medication up?
Asked on July 20, 2012 under Criminal Law, Texas
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Depending upon the various statutes on the books of the assorted states and territories in this country, one can be arrested for calling in a false prescription for medication even though the person calling in the prescription never has the placed order picked up at the given pharmacy.
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