{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-550","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-550","heading":"Prosecutions prior to effective date of article.","body":"Prosecution occurring prior to June 17, 1971 is not affected or abated by this article. However, if the offense being prosecuted is similar to one set forth in Sections 44-53-370 to 44-53-470, then the penalties under Sections 44-53-370 to 44-53-470 shall apply if they are less than under prior law.\nOffenses occurring prior to June 17, 1971 may be prosecuted under the statute then in force, but shall be subject to penalty limitations in this section.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 53 Poisons, Drugs, and Other Controlled Substances","ARTICLE 3 Narcotics and Controlled Substances"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:33:34Z","sha256":"383e8ee5e85dbc469c0531bb0b6726d19abff18ca370dd9ebca5db2fa98cfb4b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-540","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}