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N.J.S.A. 2C:35-24 — Possession of certain prescription drugs

Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Part of Chapter 35, New Jersey Statutes.

Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-24

Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.

N.J.S.A. 2C:35-24Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
9. Possession of certain prescription drugs. A person who possesses a controlled dangerous substance that was prescribed or dispensed lawfully may possess it only in the container in which it was dispensed; except that the person may possess no more than a 10-day supply in other than the original container if the person produces, upon the request of a law enforcement officer, the name and address of the practitioner who prescribed the substance or the pharmacist who dispensed it. A person who violates this section is a disorderly person. L.1999,c.90, s.9.

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