Senate Amendment 4A
S 1 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Drug-induced homicide

Senator Senn proposes the following amendment (SR-1.JG0010S):

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. A person charged with a violation of this section may also be charged for any other applicable drug-related offense to include an assisted suicide pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-3-1090.