Text of the provision
Sec. 37. Issuance of False or Fraudulent Drug Test Results. – Any person authorized, licensed or accredited under this Act and its implementing rules to conduct drug examination or test, who issues false or fraudulent drug test results knowingly, willfully or through gross negligence, shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment ranging from six
(6) years and one
(1) day to twelve
(12) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00). An additional penalty shall be imposed through the revocation of the license to practice his/her profession in case of a practitioner, and the closure of the drug testing center.
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Republic Act No. 9165 (2002). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
A person authorized, licensed or accredited to conduct drug examinations or tests who issues false or fraudulent results knowingly, willfully or through gross negligence faces imprisonment of six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years and a fine of P100,000.00 to P500,000.00, plus revocation of the professional licence where the offender is a practitioner and closure of the drug testing center.
Related provisions
- Section 35 — Loss Of Civil And Political Rights.
- Section 39 — Accrediting Testing Centers.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.