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S. 1252
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Verdin
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Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Search and seizures
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/30/2014 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
4/30/2014 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 8)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 13, TITLE 17 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO ARREST, PROCESS, SEARCHES AND SEIZURES, BY ADDING SECTION 17-13-35, TO PROVIDE THAT ANONYMOUS TIPS OR INFORMATION MAY BE USED FOR PROBABLE CAUSE WHEN JUSTIFIED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Title 17 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 17-13-35. An anonymous tip or information of illegal activity cannot be the sole basis for a probable cause determination, but reasonable suspicion can arise from an anonymous tip or information provided that the totality of the surrounding circumstances justifies acting on the tip."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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