H 4875 General Bill, By Simrill and McGee
Summary: Financial crimes, certain; considered to have been committed in county in which part of the offense took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually in that county
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 13, TITLE 16, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FORGERY, LARCENY, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND CHEATS, BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-480 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, THE CRIME IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED IN A COUNTY IN WHICH A PART OF THE OFFENSE TOOK PLACE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DEFENDANT WAS EVER ACTUALLY IN THAT COUNTY; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 11, TITLE 34, BY ADDING SECTION 34-11-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, THE CRIME IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED IN A COUNTY IN WHICH A PART OF THE OFFENSE TOOK PLACE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DEFENDANT WAS EVER ACTUALLY IN THAT COUNTY.
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03/07/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-5
03/07/02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5