Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HARTNESS THOMAS P.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Scio Diamond Technology Corp [SCIO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
300 SMITH ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENVILLE, SC 29615		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,500,000
I
By Self as Trustee for Thomas P. Hartness Revocable Trust u/a DTD July 30, 2010

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant (to Purchase Common Stock)   (1)   (1) Common Stock 2,500,000 $ 1.6 I By Self as Trustee for Thomas P. Hartness Revocable Trust u/a DTD July 30, 2010

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HARTNESS THOMAS P.
300 SMITH ROAD
GREENVILLE, SC 29615		     X    

Signatures

Thomas P. Hartness 10/31/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The warrants to purchase common stock were issued pursuant to a staged investment in the Company by the Thomas P. Hartness Revocable Trust u/a DTD July 30, 2010, of which Mr. Hartness is the sole trustee, and, therefore, have varying issuance dates ranging from May 4, 2012 through August 7, 2012. The warrants were immediately exercisable upon issuance and each warrant has a three-year term, which expires upon the third anniversary of the respective warrant issuance.
 
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Exhibit Index: Exhibit 24.1, Power of Attorney.

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