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South Carolina · Through 2025 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-70: Administering or attempting to administer poison.

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  1. Title 16 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
  2. CHAPTER 3 Offenses Against the Person
  3. ARTICLE 1 Homicide

(A) It is unlawful for a person to:

(1) maliciously administer to, attempt to administer to, aid or assist in administering to, or cause to be taken by, another person a poison or other destructive thing, with intent to kill that person; or

(2) counsel, aid, or abet a person under item (1) of this subsection.

(B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years.

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