H 3951 General Bill, By Thompson and Brady
Summary: Controlled substances
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE AS A VIOLENT CRIME; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-110, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "PARAPHERNALIA", TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "CRACK COCAINE" BY DEFINING "COCAINE BASE", TO ADD THE DEFINITION OF "METHAMPHETAMINE", WHICH INCLUDES CRANK, ICE, AND CRYSTAL METH, AND TO DELETE THE DEFINITION OF "ICE OR CRANK"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-365, RELATING TO THEFT OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THEFT OF PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-370, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES VIOLATIONS AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR SUCH VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO EXCEPT METHAMPHETAMINES FROM THESE PROVISIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-375, RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, DISTRIBUTION, AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO ICE, CRANK, AND CRACK COCAINE, SO AS TO CLARIFY PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE BASE, TO MAKE POSSESSION OF EQUIPMENT USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE INTENT TO MANUFACTURE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION, AND OTHER OFFENSES, OF EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE.
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04/19/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-66
04/19/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-67