View Amendment Current Amendment: JUD3973.004.DOCX to Bill 3973     The Committee on Judiciary proposed the following amendment (JUD3973.004):

    Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 7 through 18, in Section 16-3-2210(4), as contained in SECTION 1 and inserting therein the following:

    /         (4)     'Hindering the prosecution of female genital mutilation' means actions to include, but not be limited to:
            (a)     harboring or concealing a person who is known or believed to be planning to commit an act of female genital mutilation;
            (b)     warning a person who is known or believed to be planning to commit an act of female genital mutilation of impending discovery or apprehension; or
            (c)     suppressing any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of a person who is known or believed to be planning to commit an act of female genital mutilation.         /

    Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 3, by striking lines 38 through 43, and page 4, by striking lines 1 through 2, as contained in Section 16-3-2240, in SECTION 1, and inserting therein the following:

        /     Section 16-3-2240.         The provisions of this article do not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law arising out of the same transaction or occurrence as the violation of this article."         /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.