South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 27

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hutto
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\hutto\jud0017.rem.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Narcotics and controlled substances

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2018  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 51)
    1/8/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 51)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2018

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A BILL

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44, OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NARCOTICS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF ONE DOSAGE UNIT OR LESS OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 53, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 44-53-377.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess one dosage unit or less of a controlled substance or a controlled substance analogue as defined in Section 44-53-110.

(B)    A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than thirty days or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

(C)    This offense is a lesser included offense of any possession of a controlled substance offense as defined in Section 44-53-370(c) or Section 44-53-375(A).

(D)    This section shall not apply if the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of, a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this article."

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

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