Current Status Bill Number:3003 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Vaughn, Stille, Witherspoon, Seithel, Bailey, Inabinett, Meacham, Lloyd and Beck Drafted Document Number:DKA\3860CM.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Drug paraphernalia, sell or delivery of, penalties
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19961211 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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 REFERENCES TO CERTAIN DISABILITIES AND LEGAL DISADVANTAGES ARISING FROM A CRIMINAL 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.