# W. Va. Code § 60A-4-403: Prohibited acts C; penalties

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S403

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 60A-4-403
- **Heading:** Prohibited acts C; penalties
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 60A / Article 4 / Section 403

## Text

(a) It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) To distribute as a registrant a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II, except pursuant to an order form as required by section 307 of this act;

(2) To use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a registration number which is fictitious, suspended, revoked, or issued to another person;

(3) To acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, theft, deception, or subterfuge;

(4) To furnish false or fraudulent material information in, or omit any material information from, any application, report, or other document required to be kept or filed under this act, or any record required to be kept by this act; or

(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 the drug a counterfeit substance.

(b) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned in a correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than four years, or fined not more than $30,000, or both.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-401 §60A-4-401. Prohibited acts; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S401.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-402 §60A-4-402. Prohibited acts B; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S402.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-403 §60A-4-403. Prohibited acts C; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S403.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-404 §60A-4-404. Penalties under other laws.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S404.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-405 §60A-4-405. Bar to prosecution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S405.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-406 §60A-4-406. Distribution to persons under the age of 18 by persons over the age of 21; distribution by persons 18 or over in, on, or within 1,000 feet of, school or college; distribution by persons 18 or over in, on, or within 200 feet of a public library; increasing mandatory period of incarceration prior to parole eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S406.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-407 §60A-4-407. Conditional discharge for first offense of possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S407.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-407A §60A-4-407a. Authorizing additional requirements to obtain a final order of discharge and dismissal for persons charged with possession of controlled substances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S407A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-408 §60A-4-408. Second or subsequent offenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S408.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-409 §60A-4-409. Prohibited acts – Transportation of controlled substances into state; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S409.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-410 §60A-4-410. Prohibited acts -- Withholding information from practitioner; additional controlled substances; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S410.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-411 §60A-4-411. Operating or attempting to operate clandestine drug laboratories; offenses; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S411.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-412 §60A-4-412. Defeating drug and alcohol screening tests; penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S412.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 60A-4-413 §60A-4-413. Unlawful production, manufacture or possession of Salvia divinorum.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C60A_A4_S413.md)

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