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South Carolina Legislature
South Carolina Legislature

Senate Amendment 4
S 1 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Drug-Induced Homicide

Current Amendment: 4 to Bill 1

Senator Senn proposes the following amendment (SR-1.JG0008S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 16-3-80(C) and inserting:

(C) It is not a defense pursuant to this section that a decedent contributed to his own death by his purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of the controlled substance or by his consenting to the administration of the controlled substance by another person, unless there exists clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended to commit suicide.