Section 483.045 - Forging or Altering Prescription(a) A person commits an offense if the person:(1) forges a prescription or increases the prescribed quantity of a dangerous drug in a prescription;(2) issues a prescription bearing a forged or fictitious signature;(3) obtains or attempts to obtain a dangerous drug by using a forged, fictitious, or altered prescription;(4) obtains or attempts to obtain a dangerous drug by means of a fictitious or fraudulent telephone call; or(5) possesses a dangerous drug obtained by a forged, fictitious, or altered prescription or by means of a fictitious or fraudulent telephone call.(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.045
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.