| Forging a Prescription
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| | prison." (Emphasis added)
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| Forging a prescription is against the
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| | Uttering a forged instrument refers to
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| law. It is generally defined as the
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| | the passing of or making use of a forged
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| illegal acquisition of pharmaceuticals
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| | writing or document with knowledge of its
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| for personal use or profit. People
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| | forged nature. For example, presenting a
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| commit prescription fraud in many ways,
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| | forged prescription to a pharmacy is
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| including going to multiple doctors for
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| | uttering.
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| multiple prescriptions, and forging the
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| | The California criminal jury
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| quantity on the prescription to increase
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| | instructions, known as CALJIC, outline
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| the quantity. The biggest factor driving
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| | the elements necessary to convict someone
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| prescription fraud is the increasing
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| | for forgery of a prescription. CALJIC
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| abuse and addiction to prescription
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| | 12.05 reads in pertinent part:
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| drugs. Health and Safety Code Section
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| | "In order to prove this crime, each of
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| 11368 defines the offense and the
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| | the following elements must be proved:
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| punishment, reading:
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| | 1. A person forged/altered/issued/uttered
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| "Every person who forges or alters a
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| | a form for the prescription of drugs; and
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| prescription or who issues or utters an
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| | 2.
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| altered prescription, or who issues or
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| | As forged/altered issued/uttered the
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| utters a prescription bearing a forged or
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| | prescription was for [a narcotic drug].
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| fictitious signature for any narcotic
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| | Or
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| drug, or who obtains any narcotic drug by
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| | 3.
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| any forged, fictitious, or altered
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| | A person issued a form for the
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| prescription, or who has in possession
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| | prescription of drugs;
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| any narcotic drug secured by a forged,
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| | 4. The prescription was for [a narcotic
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| fictitious, or altered prescription,
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| | drug]; and
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| shall be punished by imprisonment in the
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| | 5. The signature on the prescription was
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| county jail for not less than six months
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| | forged/fictitious/the prescription had
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| nor more than one year, or in the state
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| | been altered.
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