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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56113</law_id><section_number>18.2-265.15</section_number><catch_line>Prohibition on disclosure of information by pharmacy or retail distributor; civil immunity</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1.2">Sale of Ephedrine or Related Compounds</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A <span class="dictionary">pharmacy</span> or <span class="dictionary">retail distributor</span> that sells any product containing <span class="dictionary">ephedrine or related compounds</span> shall not use or disclose the information in the system or a written log for any purpose other than (i) to ensure compliance with this article or the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, (ii) to comply with the United States government or a political subdivision thereof for <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement purposes pursuant to state or federal <span class="dictionary">law</span>, or (iii) to facilitate a product recall necessary to protect public health and safety. A <span class="dictionary">pharmacy</span> or <span class="dictionary">retail distributor</span> shall report information in the written log or <span class="dictionary">electronic system</span> to <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement personnel upon request, and any <span class="dictionary">pharmacy</span> or <span class="dictionary">retail distributor</span> that in good faith releases such information to federal, state, or local <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers, or to any person acting on behalf of such officers, shall be immune from civil liability for the release unless the release constitutes gross <span class="dictionary">negligence</span> or intentional, wanton, or willful misconduct.</p></section></text><history>2012, cc. 160, 252.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
