Section 26-4-205. (For effective date, see note.) Penalty

   (a) Notwithstanding Code Section 26-4-115, any person who engages without knowledge in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, in violation of this article may be fined not more than $10,000.00.

(b) If a person engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, and acts in a grossly negligent manner in violation of this article, the person may be punished by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.

(c) Notwithstanding Code Section 26-4-115, any person who knowingly engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 25 years, by fine not to exceed $500,000.00, or both.

Code 1981, § 26-4-205, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 463, § 2/SB 205.