Nevada § 453.3638 - Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription or delivering certain substances or drugs; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 453.3638 — Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription or delivering certain substances or drugs; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 453.3638. Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription or delivering certain substances or drugs; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized

1. A person who is located within this State and who owns, operates, controls, profits

from or is employed or paid by an illegal Internet pharmacy shall not: (a) Fill or refill a prescription for a prescription drug for another person located

within or outside this State; or (b) Deliver or cause, allow or aid in the delivery of a controlled substance, imitation

controlled substance, counterfeit substance or prescription drug to another person

located within or outside this State. 2. A person who is located outside this State, who owns, operates, controls, profits

from or is employed or paid by an illegal Internet pharmacy and who knows or has reasonable

cause to believe that another person is located within this State shall not: (a) Fill or refill a prescription for a prescription drug for the other person; or (b) Deliver or cause, allow or aid in the delivery of a controlled substance, imitation

controlled substance, counterfeit substance or prescription drug to the other person. 3. A person shall not knowingly aid another person in any act or transaction that

violates the provisions of this section. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a person who violates the provisions

of this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided

in NRS 193.130 . 5. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a category B

felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term

of not less than 3 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be

further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000, if the substance or drug involved: (a) Is classified in schedule I; or (b) Proximately causes substantial bodily harm to or the death of the intended recipient

of the substance or drug or any other person. 6. The court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of a person punished

pursuant to subsection 5. 7. A person may be prosecuted, convicted and punished for a violation of this section

whether or not the person is prosecuted, convicted or punished for a violation of

any other statute based upon the same act or transaction.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 453.3638 cover?

Section 453.3638 ("Unlawful acts relating to filling or refilling prescription or delivering certain substances or drugs; aiding unlawful act prohibited; penalties; multiple punishments authorized") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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