South Carolina § 44-54-70 - Responsibility for damages; level of offense.
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§ 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.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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