SCCJA Basic Law Enforcement (BLE) Pre-Academy Practice Test

SC 44-53-370 is the provision that sets penalties for drug offenses by weight and uses prima facie weights as thresholds to determine offense levels. This means the statute provides a framework for charging and sentencing based on how much of a controlled substance is involved, applying to a wide range of drug offenses under state law. It isn’t limited to possession, and it isn’t about federal offenses, and penalties aren’t omitted. That combination—covering the majority of drug offenses and tying penalties to weight through prima facie thresholds—explains why this choice is the best description.