H 3550 General Bill, By J.H. Neal
Summary: Domestic abuse, penalty for more than two violations revised; Crimes and Offenses, Domestic Relations, Domestic violence
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-25-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR MORE THAN TWO VIOLATIONS BY REQUIRING BOTH A FINE AND IMPRISONMENT, RATHER THAN EITHER A FINE OR IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH, BY ESTABLISHING A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE, RATHER THAN A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND BY REQUIRING IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS OR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, RATHER THAN IMPRISONMENT OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
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02/14/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-5
02/14/01	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5