Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4944 Primary Sponsor:McLeod Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Minors, unlawful to coerce to commit felony Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:CYY/15812AC.94 Introduced Date:19940317 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940317 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McLeod Inabinett Stuart Stoddard Govan Simrill Shissias Littlejohn Allison H. Brown Sharpe D. Wilder G. Brown McKay Harwell Hutson Moody-Lawrence Kelley Rhoad Stone G. Bailey Clyborne Jaskwhich Neilson Davenport Law M.O. Alexander Vaughn Robinson Whipper Fulmer Neal Houck Stille Harrell Richardson Hallman Waites Keegan Harvin Breeland Fair Spearman D. Smith Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------
4944 House 19940317 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1085 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO USE, SOLICIT, INDUCE, COERCE, OR EMPLOY A PERSON UNDER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO COMMIT A FELONY, TO ALSO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO CONSPIRE TO DO THE ABOVE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-1085. (A) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly and intentionally:
(1) use, solicit, direct, hire, persuade, induce, entice, coerce, or employ a person under seventeen years of age to commit a felony;
(2) conspire to use, solicit, direct, hire, persuade, induce, entice, coerce, or employ a person under seventeen years of age to commit a felony;
(B) A person who violates subsection (A)(1) or (A)(2) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished as if the person committed the felony committed by the person under seventeen years of age. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
(C) The felonies established in this section are supplemental to any other provisions of law which make the conduct referred to in subsection (A) unlawful."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.