Bill > S0238

This bill creates the offense of "drug-induced homicide" in South Carolina. It provides that a person who unlawfully delivers a controlled substance to another person, if the death of any other person is caused by the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of that controlled substance, commits the felony offense of drug-induced homicide. The bill sets a penalty of between 15 and 30 years in prison for this offense and prohibits an affirmative defense that the decedent contributed to their own death. It also adds drug-induced homicide to the list of felonies and misdemeanors in South Carolina.