S.C. Code § 24-3-960

Current through 2024 Act No. 209.

Section 24-3-960 - Moneys in unlawful possession of prisoners as contraband; use in welfare fund

Monies or tokens or things of like nature used as money found in the unlawful possession of a prisoner confined in a penal institution under control of the Department of Corrections is contraband, and monies or tokens or things of like nature used as money seized must be deposited in a fund maintained by the department and is the property of the fund. This fund must be used to aid drug interdiction efforts undertaken by the department.

1997 Act No. 155, Part II, Section 47A; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 431; 1963 (53) 505; 1962 Code Section 55-384.