What does prescribed illicit drug mean?

Updated 1 Jan 2021

This offence is more fully described as “Driving while having present in oral fluid, blood or urine, a prescribed illicit drug”.

Section 111 (1) & (3) of the Road Transport Act 2013 creates an offence for a person to drive a motor vehicle, attempt to put it in motion or sit alongside a learner while having present in his/her oral fluid, urine or blood, a prescribed illicit drug (cannabis, speed or Ecstasy) or in his/her urine or blood, morphine or cocaine.

These two offences carry the same penalties as those of Low Range Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol and must not be confused with DUI – driving under the influence of a drug.

Also, these offences have nothing to do with any prescribed concentrations. If an illicit drug is detected in your oral fluid (saliva), blood or urine – and you are driving a motor vehicle, attempting to put a vehicle in motion, or accompanying a learner driver, then you have committed an offence.

Under the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2013 a Standard is required for instruments/devices used in testing the oral fluid of a driver.

Regulation 31(2) requires that the “oral fluid testing device” used by police in random drug testing has a standard whereby it must be capable of indicating a concentration of 150 ng/mL or greater.

Regulation 31(1) requires that the “oral fluid analyzing instrument” must be must be capable of confirming the presence of a prescribed illicit drug in a sample of oral fluid.

Penalties for Drug Driving

Fine – Max 20 Penalty Units (first offence); 30 Penalty Units (second and subsequent offence)

Disqualification – Minimum 3 months; Automatic 6 months (first offence). Minimum 6 months; Automatic 12 months (second or subsequent offence).

  • prescribed person , in relation to a delivery, means—

  • controlled drug means an article or substance prescribed under a regulation to be a controlled drug.

  • Prescription drug order means a lawful order of a practitioner for a drug or device for a specific patient that is communicated to a pharmacist.

  • Prescription drugs means any substance obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner, as defined in Title 16 Delaware Code Section 4701 (24), while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, and which is specifically intended for the student in whose possession it is found.

  • Prescription drug means any drug required by federal law or regulation to be dispensed only

  • Prescribed Laws means, collectively, (i) Patriot Act, (ii) Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, (iii) the International Emergency Economic Power Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq., and (iv) all other Legal Requirements relating to money laundering or terrorism.

  • Prescribed dosage means the specified activity or range of activity of unsealed radioactive material as documented:

  • Covered drug means a Brand Name or Generic Prescription Drug or diabetic supply or equipment which:

  • Chemical dependency professional means a person certified as a chemical dependency professional by the department of health under chapter 18.205 RCW.

  • Nonprescription drug means a drug which may be sold without a prescription and which is labeled for use by the consumer in accordance with the requirements of the laws of this State and the federal government.

  • Nonprescription drugs means nonnarcotic medicines or drugs which may be sold without a prescription and are prepackaged and labeled for use by the consumer in accordance with the requirements of the statutes and regulations of this state and the federal government;

  • Prescribed burning means the planned application of fire to vegetation on lands selected in advance of such application, where any of the purposes of the burning are specified in the definition of agricultural burning as set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 39011.

  • prescribed amount means $10 000 or such other amount as may be prescribed;

  • Narcotic drug means any of the following, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:

  • Biological safety cabinet means a containment unit suitable for the preparation of low to moderate risk agents where there is a need for protection of the product, personnel, and environment, according to National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Standard 49.

  • Disaster Management Act means the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No.57 of 2002)

  • Controlled dangerous substance means a drug, substance, or

  • Prescription means an order for drugs or medical supplies, written or signed or transmitted by word

  • Drug abuse means any pattern of pathological use of drugs that causes impairment in social or occupational functioning, or that produces physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or by physical symptoms when it is withdrawn.

  • Medical marijuana product means a product that contains cannabinoids that have been extracted from plant material or the resin therefrom by physical or chemical means and is intended for administration to a licensed patient, including but not limited to concentrates, oils, tinctures, edibles, pills, topical forms, gels, creams, and other derivative forms, except that this term does not include live plant forms.

  • FDA Act means the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.

  • Drug means (1) a controlled substance recognized as a drug in the official United States pharmacopoeia/national formulary or the official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States, or any supplement to them; (2) controlled substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in individuals or animals; (3) controlled substances (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of individuals or animals; and (4) controlled substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection. The term does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories.

  • Medical Reimbursement Programs means a collective reference to the Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs and any other health care program operated by or financed in whole or in part by any foreign or domestic federal, state or local government and any other non-government funded third party payor programs.

  • Occupational Health and Safety Act means the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No 85 of 1993);

  • Chemical dependency means the physiological and psychological addiction to a controlled drug or substance, or to alcohol. Dependence upon tobacco, nicotine, caffeine or eating disorders are not included in this definition.

  • prescribed fee means a fee determined by the Council by resolution in terms of section 10G(7)(a)(ii) of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act No. 209 of 1993), or any other applicable legislation;

  • What does the word illicit drugs mean?

    An illicit drug is one that is illegal to have (for example, cannabis, heroin, and cocaine), and the non-medical use of drugs that are legally available such as pain killers and sleeping pills [1][2].

    What is an example of illicit?

    Illicit means not allowed by law or custom. It's illegal to kill endangered elephants, but many poachers still engage in the Illicit ivory trade. Illicit usually refers to something that is not morally proper or acceptable. Illicit activities — like smuggling or counterfeiting — happen under the radar of the law.

    What is considered to be an illicit drug in Australia?

    Definition of illicit drug use illegal drugs – drugs prohibited from manufacture, sale or possession in Australia, including cannabis, cocaine, heroin and amphetamine-type stimulants.

    What does licit and illicit mean?

    Definition of Licit vs Illicit Drugs Some illicit drugs are considered dangerous enough to warrant being banned altogether. Examples of illicit drugs include heroin, cocaine, LSD, MDMA (ecstasy), and magic mushrooms. Licit drugs are legal substances. They may be regulated by governments or left unregulated.