California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 11179

Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 896.

A person who fills a prescription shall keep it on file for at least three years from the date of filling it.

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Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11179 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-10-uniform-controlled-substances-act/chapter-4-prescriptions/article-1-requirements-of-prescriptions/section-11179

Other sections in Article 1 - Requirements of Prescriptions

§ 11150§ 11150.2§ 11150.3§ 11150.6§ 11151§ 11152§ 11153§ 11153.5§ 11154§ 11155…§ 11167§ 11167.5§ 11170§ 11171§ 11172§ 11173§ 11174§ 11175§ 11179§ 11180

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