South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3146

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Altman, Hinson, Umphlett, Ceips and Clemmons
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22693htc03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Dealing drugs near schools, parks, etc; additional sites included

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-61
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-62
   1/21/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips
   1/28/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-445, 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 is 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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