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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3073 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Simrill Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22033cm99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Drug paraphernalia, unlawful advertisements for sell or delivery of; felony, Narcotics and Drugs History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This 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 PROVISIONS WHICH STIPULATE THAT IMPOSITION OF FINES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE PROHIBITION DO NOT GIVE RISE TO ANY DISABILITY OR LEGAL DISADVANTAGE BASED ON SUCH 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.
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