South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 48

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Short and Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7036ahb05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Definition of weapons

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  Senate  Prefiled
   12/8/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-104
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-104
    2/4/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, 
                        Bryant

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-405, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "WEAPON" AND THE CONFISCATION AND DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF OR IN THE FURTHERANCE OF A CRIME, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF WEAPON TO INCLUDE AN ELECTRO-MUSCULAR DISRUPTION DEVICE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 16-23-405(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1) Except for the provisions relating to rifles and shotguns in Section 16-23-460, as used in this chapter, 'weapon' means firearm (rifle, shotgun, pistol, or similar device that propels a projectile through the energy of an explosive), a knife with a blade over two inches long, a blackjack, a metal pipe or pole, a device that causes electro-muscular disruption, or any other another type of device or object which may be used to inflict bodily injury or death."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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