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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3540 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010213 Primary Sponsor:J.E. Smith All Sponsors:J.E. Smith and Lourie Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18177som01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Littering, witness to may swear out warrant to initiate prosecution of offender; Conservation, Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010213 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LITTERING AND PENALTIES FOR LITTERING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO WITNESSES LITTERING MAY SWEAR OUT A WARRANT IN THE APPROPRIATE COURT TO INITIATE PROSECUTION OF THE OFFENDER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-11-700 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 387 of 2000, is further amended by adding:
"(G) A person who witnesses a violation of this section may swear out a warrant in the appropriate court to initiate prosecution of the offender."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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