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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3226 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Lourie All Sponsors:Lourie Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\jic\5026djc99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:School districts, colleges, universities; provisions for disturbing of; Crimes and Offenses History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee House 19990106 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISTURBING SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT MAY BE INFERRED THAT A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN PICKETING, A DEMONSTRATION, OR A PROTEST ON THE PREMISES OF A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, OR WITHIN SIGHT OR HEARING OF A STUDENT, TEACHER, EMPLOYEE, OFFICIAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OR OTHER PERSON LAWFULLY ON, ENTERING OR LEAVING THE PREMISES OF THE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, INTENDS TO WILFULLY OR UNNECESSARILY INTERFERE WITH OR DISTURB THE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-17-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-17-420. It shall be is unlawful:
(1) for any person wilfully or unnecessarily (a) to interfere with or to disturb in any way or in any place the students or teachers of any school or college in this State, (b) to loiter about such school or college premises or (c) to act in an obnoxious manner thereon; or
(2) for any person to (a) enter upon any such school or college premises or (b) loiter around the premises, except on business, without the permission of the principal or president in charge.
It may be inferred that a person who engages in picketing, a demonstration, or a protest for or against any cause or issue, or for any other purpose, on the premises of a school or college, or within sight or hearing of a student, teacher, employee, official, law enforcement officer, or other person lawfully on, entering or leaving the premises of the school or college, that interferes with access to or departure from the premises of a school or college, or the normal or regularly scheduled use and activities of the school or college, intends to wilfully or unnecessarily interfere with or disturb the school or college, or the students or teachers of the school or college within the meaning of this section.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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