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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3321 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990120 Primary Sponsor:Harrison All Sponsors:Harrison Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20165som99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Victims of crime, services to; retention of surcharge monies used to provide; Crimes and Offenses, Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990120 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-211, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RETENTION OF SURCHARGE MONIES TO BE USED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE VICTIMS OF CRIME, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF MONIES ARE WITHHELD OR DIVERTED FROM AN AGENCY OR OFFICE HAVING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING SERVICES, THEN THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND LIABILITIES OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES MUST BE ASSUMED BY THE AGENCY OR OFFICE WHICH RECEIVED THE MONIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-1-211 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 343 of 1998, is further amended by adding:
"(D) When revenue collected pursuant to subsection (A) is withheld or diverted from an agency or office having the responsibility of providing services to the victims of crime, all duties, responsibilities, and liabilities must be assumed by the office or agency which received the revenue."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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