POSS DANGEROUS DRUG

Texas Health and Safety Code § 483.041 makes it an offense to possess a dangerous drug unless the drug was obtained from a pharmacist acting lawfully under the Texas Dangerous Drug Act or from a practitioner acting in the course of practice. A 'dangerous drug,' defined by Texas Health and Safety Code § 483.001, is a drug or device unsafe for self-medication that is not included in Schedules I through V or Penalty Groups 1 through 4 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act and that typically bears the federal prescription legend 'Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription' or 'Rx only.' In practice, the charge covers prescription-only medications that fall outside the controlled-substance penalty groups. The State must prove possession — care, custody, control, or management of the drug — without lawful acquisition. Subsection (d), cited in the court record, is the provision classifying the offense.

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

Across 25,830 Texas bail settings for this charge (120 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $2,500 (middle half: $1,500 – $5,500). 8% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 614 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (2,606 records), the median was $2,500 and 15% got a personal bond.

Showing the 5 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.