{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-582","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-582","heading":"Return of monies used to purchase controlled substances.","body":"All monies used by law enforcement officers or agents, in the line of duty, to purchase controlled substances during a criminal investigation must be returned to the state or local agency or unit of government furnishing the monies upon a determination by the court that the monies were used by law enforcement officers or agents, in the line of duty, to purchase controlled substances during a criminal investigation. The court may order a defendant to return the monies to the state or local agency or unit of government at the time of sentencing.","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":"521dda31c0f83f50b0e0b94f8e566e278453a3f4be29bf0b7ebe079946cd4dae","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-577","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-586"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}