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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4868 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020307 Primary Sponsor:G.M. Smith All Sponsors:G.M. Smith Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5195djc02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Robbery or attempted robbery, person who commits while alleging either by action or words that they are armed with deadly weapons is guilty of felony History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020307 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ARMED WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO COMMITS ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ALLEGING, EITHER BY ACTION OR WORDS, THAT HE IS ARMED WITH A PISTOL, DIRK, SLINGSHOT, METAL KNUCKLES, RAZOR, OR ANOTHER DEADLY WEAPON OR OBJECT SO AS TO CAUSE A PERSON PRESENT DURING THE COMMISSION OF THE ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY TO REASONABLY BELIEVE THE PERSON IS ARMED WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-11-330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 441 of 1996, is further amended by adding:
"(C) A person who commits robbery or attempted robbery while alleging, either by action or words, that he is armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or another deadly weapon or object so as to cause a person present during the commission of the robbery or attempted robbery to reasonably believe the person is armed with a deadly weapon or object, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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