SB114 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Gerald H. AllenGreg J. ReedPaul BussmanDel MarshTom WhatleyRusty GloverPhillip W. WilliamsJerry L. FieldingShadrack McGillBill HoltzclawBryan TaylorTrip PittmanClay ScofieldJ.T. Waggoner

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Controlled substances, deceptively obtaining same or similar substance from two or more practitioners prohibited, criminal penalties

Summary

SB114 would ban deceptively obtaining the same or similar controlled substances from multiple doctors in the same time period and impose criminal penalties.

What This Bill Does

It makes it illegal to withhold information from a medical practitioner about obtaining prescriptions for the same or similar controlled substances from other doctors in a concurrent period. Violating the rule would be a Class A misdemeanor, with a Class C felony if it happens four times or more within five years. The bill creates a new crime and is exempt from local government funding requirements, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is enacted.

Who It Affects

• Patients who would try to get the same or similar controlled substances from two or more doctors by hiding information about other prescriptions; they would face criminal penalties.
• Law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts that would investigate, charge, and try offenders under this new statute.

Key Provisions

• Unlawful to deceptively obtain a controlled substance from a medical practitioner by intentionally withholding information about other prescriptions in a concurrent time period.
• Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; fourth or subsequent violations within five years become a Class C felony.
• Exemption from Amendment 621 local-funding requirements because the bill creates a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.
• Effective date: first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Controlled Substances