South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 21

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hutto
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15873vr21.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
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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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 99)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 99)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-377 SO AS 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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