Establishes the felony offense of fentanyl-induced homicide in South Carolina.

The bill creates the offense of fentanyl-induced homicide in South Carolina, making it a felony for a person to knowingly and unlawfully deliver, dispense, or provide fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, resulting in another person's death. The maximum penalty for this offense is thirty years in prison. The bill also specifies that it is not a defense if the decedent contributed to their own death by injecting, inhaling, absorbing, or ingesting the substance, unless there is clear and convincing evidence of intent to commit suicide.

Establishes the felony offense of fentanyl-induced homicide in South Carolina.

The bill creates the offense of fentanyl-induced homicide in South Carolina, making it a felony for a person to knowingly and unlawfully deliver, dispense, or provide fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, resulting in another person's death. The maximum penalty for this offense is thirty years in prison. The bill also specifies that it is not a defense if the decedent contributed to their own death by injecting, inhaling, absorbing, or ingesting the substance, unless there is clear and convincing evidence of intent to commit suicide.