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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1940

Decision to seek medical assistance a mitigating factor

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

The court may consider a person's decision to seek medical assistance pursuant to Section 44-53-1920(A) or 44-53-1930 as a mitigating factor in a criminal prosecution or sentencing for a drug or alcohol-related offense that is not an offense listed in Section 44-53-1920(B).

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