Any person authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances pursuant to § 54.1-3408 who has reason to suspect that a person has obtained or attempted to obtain a controlled substance or prescription for a controlled substance by fraud or deceit, may report the activity to the local law-enforcement agency for investigation. Any person who, in good faith, makes a report or furnishes information or records to a law-enforcement officer or entity pursuant to this section shall not be liable for civil damages in connection with making such report or furnishing such information or records.
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3408.2
Failure to report administration or dispensing of or prescription for controlled substances; report required; penalty
Known as the The Drug Control Act
The act spans §§ 54.1-3400 to 54.1-3472 (127 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Davis v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (2016)
Most recently applied in Davis v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (April 2016)
2010, c. 185.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.