Internet Urine Sales Case Starts

A Greenville judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of selling urine to help people pass drug tests to start Wednesday, making it the first time the law banning such sales will be heard in criminal court.
Kenneth Curtis, owner of Privacy Protection Services, formerly of Marietta, faces charges that his company is against the law, according to prosecutors.
Curtis maintains he sells the urine kits because he does not believe in random drug testing because it violates people's rights. It is legal to sell urine in South Carolina but illegal to defraud a drug screening test.

"I think this is a joke, but it is serious because I face jail time," he said. "Everyone understands why I do this. There should be no question." Curtis faces a combined maximum sentence of eight years in jail and a $15,000 fine if convicted. Bill McAninch, a University of South Carolina School of Law professor, said most times when a new criminal law is first tested, it will lead to several appeals on its constitutionality. Continue...