South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4330

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4330
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010815
Primary Sponsor:                  Altman
All Sponsors:                     Altman
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10508htc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Drugs, controlled substances; 
                                  distribution within certain distance of 
                                  daycare facility, kindergarten, schools; 
                                  Crimes


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010815  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-445, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SEPARATE OFFENSE OF DISTRIBUTING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE IN, ON, OR WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF A SCHOOL, PARK, VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, SO AS TO EXTEND THE OFFENSE TO INCLUDE A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DAYCARE FACILITY, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN, AND A PRIVATE VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-53-445(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 83 of 1995, is further amended to read:

    "(A)    It is a separate criminal offense for a person to distribute, sell, purchase, manufacture, or to unlawfully possess with intent to distribute, a controlled substance while in, on, or within a one-half mile radius of the grounds of a public or private daycare facility, kindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary school; a public playground or park; a public or private vocational or trade school or technical educational center; or a public or private college or university."

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

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