Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4503 Primary Sponsor:Wofford Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Communications disclosure in child abuse cases Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BBM/9776.AC Introduced Date:Mar 04, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 04, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wofford H. Brown McLeod A. Young Hallman Rama Sharpe Corning Fulmer Shissias Harrison Cobb-Hunter Clyborne Koon Vaughn Council Stone Littlejohn Huff Smith Bruce Beasley Snow Riser Meacham J. Bailey Lanford Wells Kempe Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4503 House Mar 04, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 19-11-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMPETENCY OF A HUSBAND OR WIFE TO TESTIFY AS TO COMMUNICATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE EXCEPTIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, THOSE PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Section 19-11-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Notwithstanding the above provisions, a husband or wife is required to disclose any communication, confidential or otherwise, made by one to the other during their marriage where the suit, action, or proceeding concerns or is based on child abuse or neglect, the death of a child, criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, or the commission or attempting to commit a lewd act upon a minor."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.