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SC Code § 44-53-1830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1830. Cannabidiol for use in clinical trials.

 (A) Expanded access clinical trials conducted pursuant to a statewide investigational new drug application established pursuant to this chapter only shall utilize cannabidiol which is:  (1) from an approved source; and  (2) approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be used for treatment of a condition specified in an investigational new drug application.  (B) The principal investigator and any subinvestigator may receive cannabidiol directly from an approved source or authorized distributor for an approved source for use in the expanded access clinical trials.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 221 (S.1035), Section 2, eff June 2, 2014.
SC Code § 44-53-1840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1840. Immunity.

 (A) A person acting in compliance with the provisions of this article must not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or any civil or administrative penalty, including a civil penalty or disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or be denied any right or privilege, for the use, prescription, administration, possession, manufacture, or distribution of medical cannabis.  (B) The State must defend a state employee against a federal claim or suit that arises or by virtue of their good faith performance of official duties pursuant to this article.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 221 (S.1035), Section 2, eff June 2, 2014.
SC Code § 44-53-1910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1910. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as provided in Section 44-53-110.  (2) "Drug or alcohol-related overdose" means an acute condition, including mania, hysteria, extreme physical illness, coma, or death resulting from the consumption or use of a controlled substance, alcohol, or another substance with which a controlled substance or alcohol was combined, that a layperson would reasonably believe to be a drug or alcohol overdose that requires medical assistance.  (3) "Seeks medical assistance" means seeking medical assistance by contacting the 911 system, a law enforcement officer, or emergency services personnel.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
SC Code § 44-53-1920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1920. Limited immunity for a person who seeks medical assistance for another.

 (A) A person who seeks medical assistance for another person who appears to be experiencing a drug or alcohol-related overdose may not be prosecuted for any of the offenses listed in subsection (B), if the evidence for prosecution was obtained as a result of the person seeking medical assistance for the apparent overdose on the premises or immediately after seeking medical assistance and the person:  (1) acted in good faith when seeking medical assistance, upon a reasonable belief that he was the first person to call for assistance;  (2) provided his own name to the 911 system or to a law enforcement officer upon arrival; and  (3) did not seek medical assistance during the course of the execution of an arrest warrant, search warrant, or other lawful search.  (B) A person who seeks medical assistance for another person in accordance with the requirements of subsection (A) may not be prosecuted for:  (1) dispensing or delivering a controlled substance in violation of Section 44-53-370(a), when the controlled substance is dispensed or delivered directly to the person who appears to be experiencing a drug-related overdose;  (2) possessing a controlled substance in violation of Section 44-53-370(c);  (3) possessing less than one gram of methamphetamine or cocaine base in violation of Section 44-53-375(A);  (4) dispensing or delivering methamphetamine or cocaine base in violation of Section 44-53-375(B), when the methamphetamine or cocaine base is dispensed or delivered directly to the person who appears to be experiencing a drug-related overdose;  (5) possessing paraphernalia in violation of Section 44-53-391;  (6) selling or delivering paraphernalia in violation of Section 44-53-391, when the sale or delivery is to the person who appears to be experiencing a drug-related overdose;  (7) purchasing, attempting to purchase, consuming, or knowingly possessing alcoholic beverages in violation of Section 63-19-2440;  (8) transferring or giving to a person under the age of twenty-one years for consumption beer or wine in violation of Section 61-4-90; or  (9) contributing to the delinquency of a minor in violation of Section 16-17-490.  (C) If the person seeking medical assistance pursuant to this section previously has sought medical assistance for another person pursuant to this article, the court may consider the circumstances of the prior incidents and the related offenses to determine whether to grant the person immunity from prosecution.  (D) A person described in this section must use his or her own name when contacting authorities, fully cooperate with law enforcement and medical personnel, and must remain with the individual needing medical assistance until help arrives.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
SC Code § 44-53-1930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1930. Limited immunity for overdose victim.

 (A) A person who experiences a drug or alcohol-related overdose and is in need of medical assistance may not be prosecuted for any of the offenses listed in Section 44-53-1920 if the evidence for prosecution was obtained as a result of the drug or alcohol-related overdose and need for medical assistance.  (B) A person described in Section 44-53-1920 must use his or her own name when contacting authorities, and fully cooperate with law enforcement and medical personnel.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
SC Code § 44-53-1940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1940. Decision to seek medical assistance a mitigating factor.

 The court may consider a person's decision to seek medical assistance pursuant to Section 44-53-1920(A) or 44-53-1930 as a mitigating factor in a criminal prosecution or sentencing for a drug or alcohol-related offense that is not an offense listed in Section 44-53-1920(B).  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
SC Code § 44-53-1950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1950. Limitation of immunity to allow prosecution for other crimes arising out of the drug or alcohol-related overdose.

 This article does not prohibit a person from being arrested, charged, or prosecuted, or from having his supervision status modified or revoked, based on an offense other than an offense listed in Section 44-53-1920(B), whether or not the offense arises from the same circumstances for which the person sought medical assistance.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
SC Code § 44-53-1960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1960. Construction of article.

 Nothing in this article may be construed to:  (1) limit the admissibility of any evidence in connection with the investigation or prosecution of a crime with regard to a defendant who does not qualify for the protections of Section 44-53-1920(A) or with regard to other crimes committed by a person who otherwise qualifies for protection pursuant to Section 44-53-1920(A) or Section 44-53-1930;  (2) limit any seizure of evidence or contraband otherwise permitted by law; or  (3) limit or abridge the authority of a law enforcement officer to detain or take into custody a person in the course of an investigation or to effect an arrest for any offense, except as provided in Section 44-53-1920(A) or Section 44-53-1930.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, in the introductory paragraph, "article" was substituted for "section" to correct a scrivener's error.
SC Code § 44-53-1970 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 53 - Poisons, Drugs And Other Controlled Substances|Section 44-53-1970. Civil and criminal immunity for law enforcement officers.

 A law enforcement officer who arrests a person for an offense listed in Section 44-53-1920(B) is not subject to criminal prosecution, or civil liability, for false arrest or false imprisonment if the officer made the arrest based on probable cause.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), Section 1, eff June 10, 2017.
SC Code § 44-54-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the "Drug Dealer Liability Act".  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-20. Purpose.

 The purpose of this chapter is to provide a civil remedy for damages to persons in a community injured by an individual's use of illegal Controlled I substances. It establishes a cause of action against drug dealers for damages for monetary, noneconomic, and physical losses incurred as a result of an individual's use of an illegal controlled substance. This chapter will shift the cost of the damage caused by the marketing of illegal drugs to those who illegally profit from that market, as well as deter others from entering the illegal drug market by subjecting them to substantial monetary loss. This chapter will also provide an incentive for individual users to identify illegal drug marketers and recover from them the costs of their own drug treatment.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-50. Actions by individual users; damages recoverable.

 (A) An individual user is entitled to bring an action for damages caused by the use of an illegal controlled substance only if all of the following conditions are met:  (1) not less than six months before filing the action, the individual personally discloses to narcotics enforcement authorities all of the information known to the individual regarding the individual's sources of illegal controlled substances;  (2) the individual has not used an illegal controlled substance within thirty days before filing the action; and  (3) the individual does not use an illegal controlled substance during the pendency of the action.  (B) The individual user entitled to bring an action under this section may recover only the following damages:  (1) economic damages including, but not limited to, the cost of treatment, rehabilitation, and medical expenses, loss of economic or educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, accidents or injury, and any other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the person's use of an illegal controlled substance;  (2) reasonable attorney fees; and  (3) costs of suit including, but not limited to, reasonable expenses for expert testimony.  (C) The individual user entitled to bring an action under this section may seek damages only from a person who distributed or possessed with the intent to distribute the illegal controlled substance actually used by the individual user.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-60. Assignment of cause of action.

 A cause of action authorized by this chapter shall not be assigned, either expressly, by subrogation, or by any other means, directly or indirectly, to any public or publicly funded agency or institution.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-70. Responsibility for damages; level of offense.

 Any person whose participation in the marketing of illegal controlled substances constitutes any of the following levels of offense shall be subject to a rebuttable presumption of responsibility in the following amounts:  (1) for a level one offense, twenty-five percent of the damages;  (2) for a level two offense, fifty percent of the damages;  (3) for a level three offense, seventy-five percent of the damages; or  (4) for a level four offense, one hundred percent of the damages.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-80. Multiple parties to action; relief according to respective liabilities.

 (A) Two or more persons may join in one action under this chapter as plaintiffs if their respective actions have at least one market for illegal controlled dangerous substances in common and if any portion of the period of use of an illegal controlled dangerous substance is concurrent with the period of use of an illegal controlled dangerous substance for every other plaintiff.  (B) Two or more persons may be joined in one action under this chapter as defendants, if those persons are liable to at least one plaintiff.  (C) A plaintiff need not participate in obtaining and a defendant need not participate in defending against all of the relief demanded. Judgment may be given for one or more plaintiffs according to their respective rights to relief and against one or more defendants according to their respective liabilities.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-90. Joinder of claims and persons; recovery against person joined.

 A person subject to liability under this chapter has a right of action for joinder of claims under South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 18, or for joinder of persons needed for just adjudication under South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 19, against another person subject to liability under this chapter. Joinder of persons may be enforced either in the original action or by a separate action brought for that purpose. A person may seek recovery in accordance with this chapter and as otherwise provided by law against a person against whom a defendant has asserted a joinder action.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-100. Standard of proof; effect of conviction for distribution of controlled substance.

 (A) Proof of liability in an action brought pursuant to this chapter shall be by a preponderance of the evidence.  (B)(1) A person against whom recovery is sought who has been convicted of the distribution of an illegal controlled dangerous substance under state law or under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. Section 801, et seq., is precluded from denying participation in the marketing of an illegal controlled dangerous substance. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the provisions of this subsection shall not affect a person's burden of proving the elements required by the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable precedent setting case law.  (2) A conviction specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall also be prima facie evidence of the defendant's participation in the marketing of an illegal controlled substance used by the individual user, where the conviction was based upon the person's marketing of that same type of illegal controlled substance.  (C) The absence of a criminal conviction of a person pursuant to paragraph B(1) of this section against whom recovery is sought does not bar an action against that person in an action pursuant to any applicable rules of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-110. Defenses; liability of law enforcement officer or agency.

 (A) It is a defense to any action brought pursuant to this chapter that the person who possessed with the intent to distribute or distributed an illegal controlled substance did so under the authority of law as a licensed physician or practitioner, as an ultimate user of the illegal controlled substance pursuant to a lawful prescription, or as a person otherwise authorized by law.  (B) A law enforcement officer or agency, the State, or any person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer or agency of the State is not liable for participating in the marketing of an illegal controlled substance, if the participation is in furtherance of an official investigation.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-120. Seizure of property; injunctions.

 A person authorized to file an action under this chapter may seek a seizure or injunction or other remedial action pursuant to the provisions of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 64 and 65, respectively, against all assets of a defendant sufficient to satisfy a potential award, except an asset named in or seized pursuant to a forfeiture action by the State or federal agency before a plaintiff commences an action pursuant to this chapter, unless the asset is released by the agency that seized it.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-130. Prescription of cause of action

 (A) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a cause of action prescribes in one year after a defendant furnishes the illegal controlled substance or a cause of action accrues under this chapter when a person who may recover has reason to know of the harm from the use of an illegal controlled substance that is the basis for the cause of action and has reason to know that the use of an illegal controlled substance is the cause of the harm.  (B) Prescription against a defendant is suspended until one year after the individual potential defendant is convicted of a criminal offense involving an illegal controlled substance or as otherwise provided by law.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-54-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 54 - Drug Dealer Liability Act|Section 44-54-140. Continuance pending completion of criminal investigation.

 On motion by a governmental entity involved in an investigation or prosecution involving an illegal controlled substance, an action brought under this chapter shall be continued until the completion of the criminal investigation or prosecution that gave rise to the motion for a continuance of the action.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-55-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-10. Citation of article.

 This article may be cited as the State Safe Drinking Water Act.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1201; 1968 (55) 2436; 1976 Act No. 658; 1982 Act No. 459, Section 10; 2000 Act No. 322, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-55-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-30. Design and construction of public water system; regulations, procedures, or standards to be established by board.

 In general, the design and construction of any public water system must be in accord with modern engineering practices for these installations. The board shall establish regulations, procedures, or standards as may be necessary to protect the health of the public and to ensure proper operation and function of public water systems. These regulations may prescribe minimum design criteria, the requirements for the issuance of construction and operation permits, operation and maintenance standards, and bacteriological, chemical, radiological, and physical standards for public water systems, and other appropriate regulations.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1203; 1968 (55) 2436; 1976 Act No. 658; 1982 Act No. 459, Section 10; 2000 Act No. 322, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-55-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-45. Advisory Committee to Board; membership; appointment; qualifications; terms.

 An advisory committee to the board must be appointed for the purpose of advising the board during development or subsequent amendment of regulatory standards for the construction, maintenance, operation, and abandonment of wells subject to the jurisdiction of the board. The Advisory Committee is composed of eight members appointed by the board. Five members must be active well drillers; one member must be a registered professional engineer with experience in well design and construction; one member must be a consulting hydrogeologist with experience in well design and construction; and one member must be engaged in farming and shall represent the public at large. Three ex officio members shall also serve on the Advisory Committee, one of whom must be an employee of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, and appointed by the commissioner; and two of whom must be employees of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and appointed by the director.  The term of office of members of the Advisory Committee is for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms. The initial terms of office must be staggered and any member may be removed for cause after proper notification and an opportunity to be heard.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 459, Section 7; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1129; 2000 Act No. 322, Section 1.