Title 21
Food and Drugs

Chapter 28
Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Article IV
Offenses and Penalties

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.16.2



§ 21-28-4.16.2.  Tampering with a controlled substance.

Any person who alters, tampers, substitutes, adulterates in any manner or form, the compound, mixture, or preparation of any controlled substance in a health care facility, as defined in § 23-17-2, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or by imprisonment of not more than ten (10) years, or both.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 390, § 1.