S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1930

Limited immunity for overdose victim

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 238 Md. App. 153 - Noble v. State (2018)

Most recently applied in 238 Md. App. 153 - Noble v. State (July 2018)

2017 Act No. 95 (S.179), SECTION 1, eff June 10, 2017.

(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.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.