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S. 694
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Peeler and Hutto
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Introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Correctional facility employee
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/14/2013 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
5/14/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 4)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-630 TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON A STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EMPLOYEE WHO IS PERFORMING JOB-RELATED DUTIES MUST SERVE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS NOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-630. A person convicted of assault and battery upon a state or local correctional facility employee who is performing job-related duties must serve a mandatory minimum sentence of not less than six months nor more than five years. The sentence must be served consecutively to any other sentence the person is serving."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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