South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-54-70 — Responsibility for damages; level of offense.
South Carolina § 44-54-70
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-54-70 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 62, SECTION 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-54-10
Short title.§ 44-54-120
Seizure of property; injunctions.§ 44-54-20
Purpose.§ 44-54-30
Definitions.§ 44-54-40
Persons who may bring action; persons against whom actions may be brought; damages recoverable.§ 44-54-60
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-54-70, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/54/44-54-70.