Conditional Discharge

If you are charged with Simple Possession of Marijuana or Public Disorderly Conduct, you may be eligible for a Conditional Discharge.

To be eligible, you must not have a prior marijuana or disorderly conduct conviction. You are only eligible to participate in the Conditional Discharge program one time. This program is not limited by age.

Conditional discharge facts:

• You must come to court on your scheduled court date and enter a guilty plea.
• The ticket is not signed off and adjudication is not entered, but the plea is entered on the record.
• In the court room, you will sign a conditional discharge order, agree to stay out of criminal trouble for six (6) months, agree to complete drug or alcohol education programs, perform community service, and attend Clemson University’s IMPACTed education course. The court may impose additional requirements depending on the facts of your case.
• A $150 participation fee is due on your court date. We accept cash, check, money order, and credit cards.
• You are required to provide proof of your completed drug and/or alcohol education program, community service, and IMPACTed attendance to the municipal court office before the end of the six (6) month period.
• At the end of the six (6) months, if you have fulfilled all the court’s requirements of your sentence, the court will verify that you have not been charged with any criminal offenses during the six (6) month period.
• Your charge will then be dismissed, and you may be eligible to get your record expunged. Expungement will eliminate all public records of your charge. There is a separate fee that may be assessed on some cases for processing the expungement.
• If you do not complete the conditional discharge requirements or if you are arrested for any criminal offense within six (6) months of the date of your Conditional Discharge Order, you will face the maximum sentence for your offense. Simple Possession of Marijuana offense is currently $615.00 or 30 days in jail. Public Disorderly Conduct offense is currently $257.50 or 30 days in jail.