# S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-120: SECTION 44-53-120. Duties of State Law Enforcement Division

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-120
- **Heading:** SECTION 44-53-120. Duties of State Law Enforcement Division
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 44 / Chapter 53 / Article 3 / Section 44-53-120

## Text

The State Law Enforcement Division shall: (1) Cooperate with Federal and other State agencies in discharging its responsibilities concerning traffic in narcotics and controlled substances and in suppressing the abuse of dangerous substances; (2) Coordinate and cooperate in training programs on controlled substances law enforcement at the local and State levels; (3) Cooperate with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by establishing a centralized unit within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division which shall accept, catalogue, file and collect statistics, including records of drug dependent persons and other controlled substance law offenders within the State, and make such information available for Federal, State, and local law-enforcement purposes; and collect and furnish statistics for other appropriate purposes; (4) Coordinate and cooperate in programs of eradication aimed at destroying wild or illicit growth of plant species from which controlled substances may be extracted. (5) promulgate regulations to provide uniform procedures for the seizure, inventory, reporting, auditing, handling, testing, storage, preservation for evidentiary use, and destruction or other lawful disposition of controlled substances.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-110 SECTION 44-53-110. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-110.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-120 SECTION 44-53-120. Duties of State Law Enforcement Division.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-120.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-130 SECTION 44-53-130. Coordination of law enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-130.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-140 SECTION 44-53-140. Certain communications and observations privileged.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-140.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-160 SECTION 44-53-160. Manner in which changes in schedule of controlled substances made.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-160.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-170 SECTION 44-53-170. Nomenclature of controlled substances in schedules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-170.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-180 SECTION 44-53-180. Tests for inclusion of substance in Schedule I.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-180.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-190 SECTION 44-53-190. Schedule I.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-190.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-200 SECTION 44-53-200. Tests for inclusion of substance in Schedule II.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-200.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-210 SECTION 44-53-210. Schedule II.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-210.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-220 SECTION 44-53-220. Tests for inclusion of substance in Schedule III.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-220.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-230 SECTION 44-53-230. Schedule III.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-230.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-240 SECTION 44-53-240. Tests for inclusion of substance in Schedule IV.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-240.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-250 SECTION 44-53-250. Schedule IV.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T44_C53_A3_S44-53-250.md)

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