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22-42-5. Unauthorized possession of controlled substance as felony. No person may knowingly possess a controlled drug or substance unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by chapter 34-20B. A violation of this section is a Class 4 felony.

Source: SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (c); SL 1971, ch 225, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 39-17-95; SL 1976, ch 158, § 42-5; SL 1985, ch 186; SL 1998, ch 139, § 1.

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22-42-5. Unauthorized possession of controlled substance as felony. No person may knowingly possess a controlled drug or substance unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by chapter 34-20B. A violation of this section is a Class 4 felony.

Source: SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (c); SL 1971, ch 225, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 39-17-95; SL 1976, ch 158, § 42-5; SL 1985, ch 186; SL 1998, ch 139, § 1.

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22-42-5. Unauthorized possession of controlled substance as felony. No person may knowingly possess a controlled drug or substance unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by chapter 34-20B. A violation of this section is a Class 4 felony.

Source: SL 1970, ch 229, § 10 (c); SL 1971, ch 225, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 39-17-95; SL 1976, ch 158, § 42-5; SL 1985, ch 186; SL 1998, ch 139, § 1.