{"id":376234,"date":"2016-03-31T21:36:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/south-carolina-law\/south-carolina-heroin-laws.html"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:32:59","slug":"south-carolina-heroin-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/south-carolina-law\/south-carolina-heroin-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina Heroin, Opiates, and Opioids Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 fl-sectionWithSidebar fl-container fl-flex fl-flex-wrap fl-gap30\">\n    \n    <div class=\"fl-page-articles fl-section-main fl-section-main-full-width\">\n        <h1 class=\"fl-no-margin-top\">South Carolina Heroin, Opiates, and Opioids Laws<\/h1>\n<section class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline\">\n    <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-content\">\n                    By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/samuel-strom-j-d\/\">Samuel Strom, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by <a\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\">FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n                | Last updated\n        <time>\n                            November 01, 2024\n                    <\/time>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-legally-reviewed\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Legally Reviewed\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>This article has been written and reviewed for legal accuracy, clarity, and style by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team.html\">FindLaw\u2019s team of legal writers and attorneys<\/a> and in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/company-history\/editorial-policy.html\">our editorial standards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle fl-gutenberg-byline-fast-checked\">\n        <summary>\n            <i class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n            Fact-Checked\n        <\/summary>\n\n        <div class=\"fl-gutenberg-byline-toggle-content\">\n            <p><em>The last updated date refers to the last time this article was reviewed by FindLaw or one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/company\/our-team\/contributing-authors.html\">contributing authors<\/a>. We make every effort to keep our articles updated. For information regarding a specific legal issue affecting you, please <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/?fli=bylinelink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact an attorney in your area<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p>South Carolina classifies controlled substances into five different schedules. The state classifies heroin and over 70 types of opiates and opioids as Schedule I controlled substances. In addition, it classifies over 20 types of opiates and opioids, like fentanyl, as Schedule II drugs.<\/p>\r\n<p>Examples of other controlled substances include the following:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Schedule I<\/b>: fentanyl-related substances, LSD, marijuana, MDMA, and psilocybin<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Schedule II<\/b>: methamphetamine, crack cocaine, opium, and opiates<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Schedule III<\/b>: stimulants like benzphetamine and chlorphentermine and depressants like amobarbital and pentobarbital<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Schedule IV<\/b>: clonazepam, diazepam, and pipradol<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Schedule V<\/b>: mixtures containing small amounts of codeine and opium<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The chart below highlights some of South Carolina&#8217;s heroin, opium, and opiates laws. Visit FindLaw&#8217;s articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/criminal-laws\/details-on-state-heroin-laws.html\">state heroin laws<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges\/drug-charges.html\">drug charges<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><b>South Carolina Heroin, Opiates, and Opioids Code Sections<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n<td><p><b>Code of Laws of South Carolina<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Code of Laws Section 44-53-110<\/a> (<i>poisons, drugs, and other controlled substances<\/i>)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=SECTION%2044%2D53%2D190.Schedule%20I.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Code of Laws Section<b> <\/b>44-53-190<\/a> (<i>schedule I controlled substances<\/i>)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=SECTION%2044%2D53%2D210.Schedule%20II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Code of Laws Section 44-53-210<\/a> (<i>schedule II controlled substances<\/i>)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=FHPF\/DrugControlRegisterVerify\/ControlledSubstanceSchedule\/-,SECTION%2044%2D53%2D370,-.Prohibited%20acts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Code of Laws Section 44-53-370<\/a> (<i>prohibited acts A; penalties<\/i>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><b>South Carolina Heroin, Opioids, and Opiates Possession Offenses and Penalties<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n<td><p>Possessing heroin, opiates, or opioids with the intent to manufacture, distribute, dispense, deliver, or purchase a controlled substance is a felony (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=FHPF\/DrugControlRegisterVerify\/ControlledSubstanceSchedule\/-,SECTION%2044%2D53%2D370,-.Prohibited%20acts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a7 44-53-370(a)(1)<\/a>). If convicted, the person faces the following:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>First offense<\/b>: up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Second offense<\/b>: mandatory minimum sentence of five years up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Third or subsequent offense<\/b>: mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000<\/li>\r\n<li>Possessing four grains of opium, four grains of morphine, two grains of heroin, or two grains of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=possession%20of%20more%20than%3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a prima facie violation<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Possessing heroin, opiates, or opioids (unless they obtained it from an authorized practitioner or pursuant to a valid prescription) is either a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=(c)%20It%20shall%20be%20unlawful%20for%20any%20person\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">felony or misdemeanor<\/a>. Offenders face the following:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>First offense (misdemeanor)<\/b>: up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Second offense (felony)<\/b>: up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Third or subsequent offense (felony)<\/b>: up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If the substance was more than two grains of fentanyl or a related substance:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>First offense (felony)<\/b>: up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Second offense (felony)<\/b>: up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $7,500<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Third offense or subsequent offense (felony)<\/b>: up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><b>South Carolina Heroin, Opioids, and Opiates Trafficking\/Sales Offenses and Penalties<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n<td><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=(2)%20to%20create%2C%20distribute%2C%20dispense%2C%20deliver%2C%20or%20purchase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating, distributing, dispensing, delivering, or purchasing<\/a> heroin, opiates, or opioids is a felony. Offenders face the following penalties:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>First offense<\/b>: up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Second offense<\/b>: mandatory minimum sentence of five years up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Third or subsequent offense:<\/b> mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=Any%20person%20who%20knowingly%20sells%2C%20manufactures%2C%20cultivates%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Selling, manufacturing, delivering, purchasing, or bringing<\/a> four or more grams of morphine, heroin, fentanyl, opium, or opium isomers into South Carolina is a felony known as trafficking in illegal drugs or trafficking in fentanyl. Sentences depend on the amount of drugs involved:<\/p>\r\n<p><b>Between four to 14 grams<\/b>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>First offense<\/b>: between seven to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Subsequent offense<\/b>: mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>Between 14 to 28 grams<\/b>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>28 grams or more<\/b>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years up to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $200,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Any person who is over 18 years old and distributes heroin, fentanyl, or other opioids or opiates classified in Schedule I (B) and (C) or Schedule II to someone who is under 18 years old is guilty of a felony. Penalties include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $30,000<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Any person who is 17 years of age or older and uses, hires, or otherwise employs a person under the age of 17 to violate drug trafficking or distribution laws, or receives a controlled substance from a person under the age of 17, is guilty of a felony, They face between five to 15 years in prison.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><b>South Carolina School Zone Heroin, Opiates, and Opioids Offenses and Penalties<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n<td><p>Distributing, selling, purchasing, manufacturing, or possessing a controlled substance intending to distribute it while in, on, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scstatehouse.gov\/code\/t44c053.php#:~:text=SECTION%2044%2D53%2D445.Distribution%20of%20controlled%20substance%20within%20proximity%20of%20school.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within a one-half-mile radius of a school, playground, or park<\/a> is guilty of a felony. Penalties include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><p>Up to 10 years of prison time and a fine of up to $10,000<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><p>If the violation involved only the purchase of a controlled substance: up to one year in prison and a fine up to $1,000<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\r\n<p><i><b>Disclaimer<\/b>: South Carolina state laws change through the state legislature&#8217;s actions. Contact a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/drug-crime\/south-carolina\/?fli=dcta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>South Carolina drug crime attorney<\/i><\/a><i> or conduct legal research to verify current state laws.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<h2><b>South Carolina Heroin Laws: Related Resources<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p>Visit the following links for more information about South Carolina&#8217;s drug offense laws and general information about drug crimes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caselaw.findlaw.com\/court\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Code<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/south-carolina-law\/south-carolina-criminal-laws.html\">South Carolina Criminal Laws<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/south-carolina-law\/south-carolina-criminal-statute-of-limitations-laws.html\">South Carolina Criminal Statute of Limitations Laws<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/south-carolina-law\/south-carolina-cocaine-laws.html\">South Carolina Cocaine Laws<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/south-carolina-law\/south-carolina-marijuana-laws.html\">South Carolina Marijuana Laws<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges\/drug-trafficking-distribution.html\">Drug Trafficking and Drug Distribution<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges\/drug-manufacturing-and-cultivation.html\">Drug Cultivation and Manufacturing<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges\/drug-possession-penalties-and-sentencing.html\">Drug Possession Penalties and Sentencing<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges\/drug-possession-overview.html\">Drug Possession Overview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/state-codes.html\">State Codes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daodas.sc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>For more information about other states&#8217; laws, visit FindLaw&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/criminal-laws\/details-on-state-heroin-laws.html\">Details on State Heroin Laws<\/a> article.<\/p>\r\n<h2><b>Dealing With Heroin, Opiate, or Opioid Charges in South Carolina? An Attorney Can Help<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p>Even a simple possession of marijuana charge in South Carolina can carry jail time and a monetary fine. If law enforcement has charged you with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-law-basics\/what-distinguishes-a-misdemeanor-from-a-felony.html\">felony or misdemeanor crime<\/a> involving heroin, opiates, or opioids, contact a <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/drug-crime\/south-carolina\/?fli=dcta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina drug crime attorney<\/a>. Along with specific legal advice, they can also answer more general questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges\/drug-charges.html\">drug crimes<\/a>, such as:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>How a prior conviction for trafficking heroin could affect a pending criminal case, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-procedure\/plea-bargain.html\">plea bargain negotiations<\/a> and criminal sentencing<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-legal-help\/criminal-defense-strategies.html\">Defense strategies<\/a> for possession of paraphernalia, trafficking charges, constructive possession, or other violations of drug laws<\/li>\r\n<li>How the amount of drugs involved in a crime can lead to increased criminal penalties (e.g., less than one gram of cocaine versus over 100 grams of cocaine)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If you face drug charges in South Carolina, a <a href=\"https:\/\/lawyers.findlaw.com\/criminal-law\/south-carolina\/?fli=dcta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal defense attorney<\/a> can help. 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