South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 369

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hembree
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\hembree\jud0034.rem.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 7, 2017
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Corrections and Penology

Summary: Inmates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/7/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
    2/7/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/7/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 13, TITLE 24, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INMATES IN CORRECTION OR DETENTION FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO INDECENTLY EXPOSE HIS PERSON IN A CORRECTIONAL OR DETENTION FACILITY, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SENTENCE IS TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO ANY OTHER SENTENCE THE PERSON IS SERVING.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 13, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-13-480.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to wilfully, maliciously, and indecently expose his person in a correctional or detention facility.

(B)    This section does not apply to a woman who breastfeeds her own child in a correctional or detention facility.

(C)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year. 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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