Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3466 Primary Sponsor:Rudnick Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Carjacking Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/4226AL.93 Introduced Date:19930211 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930211 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rudnick R. Smith Stone Cobb-Hunter Harvin Inabinett Meacham Keyserling Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3466 House 19930211 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1075, SO AS TO DEFINE THE CRIME OF CARJACKING, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-1075. (A) For purposes of this section:
(1) `Serious bodily injury' means injury involving extreme physical pain or the impairment of a function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or requiring medical intervention such as surgery, hospitalization, or physical or mental rehabilitation; or a disfigurement that is likely to be permanent.
(2) `Deadly weapon' means an instrument capable of inflicting death or serious bodily injury.
(B) It is unlawful for a person while possessing a deadly weapon to take by force and violence or by intimidation, or attempts to do so, a motor vehicle from another while that person is operating the vehicle or while a person is in the vehicle. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of carjacking, a felony, and, upon conviction, must be:
(1) imprisoned not more than ten years; or
(2) imprisoned not more than twenty years if serious bodily injury results; or
(3) punished for murder, as provided in Section 16-3-20, if death results. For purposes of Section 16-3-20, carjacking is considered a robbery while armed with a deadly weapon and is an aggravating circumstance contained in Section 16-3-20(C)(a)(1)(e)."
SECTION 2. The crime of carjacking in Section 16-3-1075 as created by Section 1 is added to the list of felonies in Section 16-1-10 of the 1976 Code.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.