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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Controlled Substances Act · Sec. 403

Sec. 403. prohibited acts c—penalties

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## Sec. 403 prohibited acts c—penalties **[**[21 U.S.C. 843](/us/usc/t21/s843)**]** ###
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally— ####
(1)who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as required by section 308 of this title; ####
(2)to use in the course of the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance, or to use for the purpose of acquiring or obtaining a controlled substance, a registration number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, expired, or issued to another person; ####
(3)to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge; ####
(4)#####
(A)to furnish false or fraudulent material information in, or omit any material information from, any application, report, record, or other document required to be made, kept, or filed under this title or title III, or
(B)to present false or fraudulent identification where the person is receiving or purchasing a listed chemical and the person is required to present identification under section 310(a); ####
(5)to make, distribute, or possess any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or labeling thereof so as to render such drug a counterfeit substance; ####
(6)to possess any three-neck round-bottom flask, tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or gelatin capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or material which may be used to manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical, knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe, that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical in violation of this title or title III; ####
(7)to manufacture, distribute, export, or import any three-neck round-bottom flask, tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or gelatin capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or material which may be used to manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical, knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe, that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical in violation of this title or title III or, in the case of an exportation, in violation of this title or title III or of the laws of the country to which it is exported; ####
(8)to create a chemical mixture for the purpose of evading a requirement of section 310 or to receive a chemical mixture created for that purpose; or ####
(9)to distribute, import, or export a list I chemical without the registration required by this title or title III. ###
(b)It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to use any communication facility in committing or in causing or facilitating the commission of any act or acts constituting a felony under any provision of this title or title III. Each separate use of a communication facility shall be a separate offense under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the term “**communication facility**” means any and all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds of all kinds and includes mail, telephone, wire, radio, and all other means of communication. ###
(c)#### (1)33 It shall be unlawful for any person to place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publications, any written advertisement knowing that it has the purpose of seeking or offering illegally to receive, buy, or distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. As used in this section the term “**advertisement**” includes, in addition to its ordinary meaning, such advertisements as those for a catalog of Schedule I controlled substances and any similar written advertisement that has the purpose of seeking or offering illegally to receive, buy, or distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. The term “**advertisement**” does not include material which merely advocates the use of a similar material, which advocates a position or practice, and does not attempt to propose or facilitate an actual transaction in a Schedule I controlled substance. 33References in subsection (c)(1) to “Schedule I” probably should be “schedule I”. ####
(2)#####
(A)It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally use the Internet, or cause the Internet to be used, to advertise the sale of, or to offer to sell, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance where such sale, distribution, or dispensing is not authorized by this title or by the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act. #####
(B)Examples of activities that violate subparagraph
(A)include, but are not limited to, knowingly or intentionally causing the placement on the Internet of an advertisement that refers to or directs prospective buyers to Internet sellers of controlled substances who are not registered with a modification under section 303(g). #####
(C)Subparagraph
(A)does not apply to material that either— ######
(i)merely advertises the distribution of controlled substances by nonpractitioners to the extent authorized by their registration under this title; or ######
(ii)merely advocates the use of a controlled substance or includes pricing information without attempting to facilitate an actual transaction involving a controlled substance. ###
(d)####
(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates this section shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 4 years, a fine under title 18, United States Code, or both; except that if any person commits such a violation after one or more prior convictions of him for violation of this section, or for a felony under any other provision of this title or title III or other law of the United States relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant substances, have become final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 8 years, a fine under title 18, United States Code, or both. ####
(2)Any person who, with the intent to manufacture or to facilitate the manufacture of methamphetamine, violates paragraph
(6)or
(7)of subsection (a), shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years, a fine under title 18, United States Code, or both; except that if any person commits such a violation after one or more prior convictions of that person— #####
(A)for a violation of paragraph
(6)or
(7)of subsection (a); #####
(B)for a felony under any other provision of this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter;34 or 34So in law. See section 203(a) of Public Law 104–237 (110 Stat. 3102). The reference to “this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter” probably should be a reference to “this title or title III”. The Controlled Substances Act does not contain any chapters or subchapters. (The Controlled Substances Act is title II of Public Law 91–513, and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act is title III of such Public Law.) #####
(C)under any other law of the United States or any State relating to controlled substances or listed chemicals, has become final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years, a fine under title 18, United States Code, or both. ###
(e)In addition to any other applicable penalty, any person convicted of a felony violation of this section relating to the receipt, distribution, manufacture, exportation, or importation of a listed chemical may be enjoined from engaging in any transaction involving a listed chemical for not more than ten years. ###
(f)Injunctions ####
(1)In addition to any penalty provided in this section, the Attorney General is authorized to commence a civil action for appropriate declaratory or injunctive relief relating to violations of this section, section 402, or 41635. 35So in law. Probably should be “section 416”. See section 608(d) of Public Law 108–21 (117 Stat. 691). ####
(2)Any action under this subsection may be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which the defendant is located or resides or is doing business. ####
(3)Any order or judgment issued by the court pursuant to this subsection shall be tailored to restrain violations of this section or section 402. ####
(4)The court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such an action. An action under this subsection is governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure except that, if an indictment has been returned against the respondent, discovery is governed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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  • Pub. L. 104-237
  • 110 Stat. 3102
  • Pub. L. 91-513
  • Pub. L. 108-21
  • 117 Stat. 691
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Sec. 403
prohibited acts c—penalties
U.S.C.§ 843
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-237
Stat.110 Stat. 3102
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91-513
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108-21
Stat.117 Stat. 691
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