A person who, in order to obtain any dangerous drug, falsely represents himself or herself in a telephone conversation with a pharmacist to be a physician or other person who can lawfully prescribe such drugs or to be acting on behalf of a person who can lawfully prescribe drugs:

Attorney's Note

Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
category E felony1 to 4 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.130

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 454.326

  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040

1.  For the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2.  For any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.