California Business and Professions Code

§ 4317.6

BPC § 4317.6 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 19

Statute text

(a)For the purposes of this section, “mail order pharmacy” is defined as a nonresident pharmacy that dispenses medications and ships them to patients via the postal service or other mail delivery method.

(b)The board may bring an action for fines for repeated violations of materially similar provisions of this chapter within five years for a single mail order pharmacy, or multiple mail order pharmacies operating under common ownership or management for a third or subsequent violation, which may be punished by an administrative fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per violation.

(c)The board shall not bring an action for fines pursuant to subdivision (b) until at least six months have elapsed from the date the board determines that a violation has occurred unless the violation giving rise to the action resulted in actual harm to any consumer or serious potential harm to the public.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 196, Sec. 48. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2026.