H*3813 (Rat #0215, Act #0144 of 1991) General Bill, By Wilkins, J.M. Baxley, H.H. Clyborne, L.E. Gentry and Hayes
    A Bill to amend Section 16-3-1180, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to crime victims' compensation awards, so as to allow a previously decided award to be reopened for the purpose of increasing the compensation previously awarded, to prescribe the procedure for reopening the award including a twelve-month limit after the final payment during which the review for reopening the award must be made; and to amend Section 16-3-1220, as amended, relating to persons ineligible for crime victim's compensation, so as to make a parent of a deceased victim ineligible for an award if the deceased victim committed or aided in the commission of the crime upon which the claim is based or engaged in other unlawful activity which contributed to or aggravated the resulting injury.
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04/10/91	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-33
04/10/91	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-33
05/09/91	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
05/22/91	House	Read second time HJ-18
05/23/91	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
05/27/91	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-6
05/27/91	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
05/30/91	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-40
06/04/91	Senate	Read second time SJ-11
06/04/91	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-12
06/05/91	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-73
06/06/91		Ratified R 215
06/12/91		Signed By Governor
06/12/91		Effective date 06/12/91
06/12/91		Act No. 144
06/27/91		Copies available