H 3003 General Bill, By Kirsh, Bailey, Beck, Inabinett, Lloyd, Meacham, Seithel, 
Stille, Vaughn and Witherspoon
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-391, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE, MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION,
 SALE, DELIVERY OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER OR SELL DRUG
 PARAPHERNALIA, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY MAKING IT A FELONY, AND TO DELETE
 REFERENCES TO CERTAIN DISABILITIES AND LEGAL DISADVANTAGES ARISING FROM A
 CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

   12/11/96  House  Prefiled
   12/11/96  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/14/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   01/14/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11

TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-391, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE, MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, SALE, DELIVERY, OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER OR SELL DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY MAKING IT A FELONY, AND TO DELETE REFERENCES TO CERTAIN DISABILITIES AND LEGAL DISADVANTAGES ARISING FROM A CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 44-53-391(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(c) Any A person found guilty convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil fine of is guilty of a felony and must be fined not more than five hundred dollars except that and imprisoned not more than five years. A corporation shall convicted of violating the provisions of this section must be subject to a civil fine of fined not more than fifty thousand dollars. Imposition of such fine shall not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction for a criminal offense."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.