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0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Adoption, Cannabis & Marijuana Law and Child Custody for South Carolina on
Q: What do we need to get an infant taken and put into the care of a family member?

My niece was just born about a week ago and already we are very concerned for her health and safety. We have knowledge that mother is vaping and doing weed while breast feeding. They have roaches and cats that pee all over everything and don’t have vaccines. We have seen several cat scratches on... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Cannabis & Marijuana Law for South Carolina on
Q: If I have completed Pti and paid for my expungement, can they still drug test me

I am currently waiting for the completion of my expungement letter to come in but I also have an over the phone appointment with my Pti counselor, so I was wondering if she could ask for a drug test to interfere with anything because I have already taken a delta dummy from the Vape shop and will... View More

Casey Brown
Casey Brown
answered on Dec 14, 2022

The typical process is that you complete PTI, then they send a letter to your prosecutor who then dismisses the case. Then you can apply (with a fee) for an expungement of the arrest from your record. Once PTI is completed you should not have any appointments. If PTI has not been completed they can... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Cannabis & Marijuana Law, Civil Rights and Municipal Law for South Carolina on
Q: Is there a statue of limitations for simple possession in SC?

The cops came to my house on Wed. 11-17 with a search warrant looking to find a large amount of marijuana. They found a roach. My girlfriend said it was hers so they gave her a ticket for simple possession. They then told me I had to go to the police department Mon. 11-21 because they wanted to... View More

Jonathan Edmond Bennett Lewis
Jonathan Edmond Bennett Lewis
answered on Nov 21, 2021

Is there a statue of limitations for simple possession in SC?

No. There are no statutes of limitations on criminal offenses in South Carolina.

Can they really come back to the house and arrest me?

Yes. In South Carolina we have two types of possession, constructive and...
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1 Answer | Asked in Traffic Tickets and Cannabis & Marijuana Law for South Carolina on
Q: What does it mean when ticket amount says MAX?

Officer told me if i came to court he would drop the charges but I don't want to show up to court empty handed. Charge is simple possession of marijuana

Ryan D Templeton
Ryan D Templeton
answered on Aug 12, 2020

For simple possession of marijuana the minimum fine after all required assessments is $407.50 and the maximum fine is $615.00. Don't forget that simple possession of marijuana 1st offense also carries jail time of up to 30 days along with the fine. I would highly recommend speaking to an... View More

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