Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4576 Primary Sponsor:Rogers Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child endangering Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BR1/2256.AC Introduced Date:Mar 19, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 19, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rogers Waites Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4576 House Mar 19, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1090 SO AS TO CREATE THE FELONY OFFENSE OF CHILD ENDANGERING, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO ADD THIS OFFENSE TO THOSE CRIMES CLASSIFIED AS FELONIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-1090. (A) It is unlawful for a person to:
(1) under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily harm or death, wilfully cause or permit a child to suffer;
(2) under circumstances or conditions other than those likely to produce great bodily harm or death, wilfully cause or permit a child to suffer; (3) inflict unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering on a child; or
(4) having the care or custody of a child:
(a) wilfully cause or permit the child to be injured; or
(b) wilfully cause or permit the child to be placed in a situation where the child or the health of the child is endangered.
(B) A person who violates subsection (A) is guilty of the felony of child endangering and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years."
SECTION 2. The felony offense created by Section 16-3-1090 of the 1976 Code as contained in Section 1 of this act is added to the list of crimes classified as felonies pursuant to Section 16-1-10 of the 1976 Code.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.