# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 10. Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities

### Subtitle 1. Crimes Against Public Health and Safety

#### Section 10-103

(a) This section does not apply to:

  (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine;

  (2) a government unit; or

  (3) the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.

(b) Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.

(c)

  (1) A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:

    (i) the physician's signature and address; and

    (ii) the date the prescription was written.

  (2) The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:

    (i) shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;

    (ii) shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;

    (iii) shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and

    (iv) may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.

(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:

  (1) $50 for the first violation; and

  (2) $250 for each subsequent violation.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)