S 1064 General Bill, By Fair, Thomas, Campsen, Bryant, Hawkins and Ryberg

Similar(H 4925)
 A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 24 OF THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING
 SECTION 24-3-580, TO PROHIBIT THE DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITY OF MEMBERS OF AN
 EXECUTION TEAM AND TO ALLOW FOR CIVIL PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE
 SECTION, AND BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-590, TO PROHIBIT LICENSING AGENCIES FROM
 TAKING ANY ACTION TO REVOKE, SUSPEND, OR DENY A LICENSE TO ANY PERSON WHO
 PARTICIPATES ON AN EXECUTION TEAM.

   02/05/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   02/05/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-11
   02/11/08         Scrivener's error corrected

TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 24 OF THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-580, TO PROHIBIT THE DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITY OF MEMBERS OF AN EXECUTION TEAM AND TO ALLOW FOR CIVIL PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE SECTION, AND BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-590, TO PROHIBIT LICENSING AGENCIES FROM TAKING ANY ACTION TO REVOKE, SUSPEND, OR DENY A LICENSE TO ANY PERSON WHO PARTICIPATES ON AN EXECUTION TEAM.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 3 of Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-3-580.    A person may not knowingly disclose the identity of a current or former member of an execution team or disclose a record that would identify a person as being a current or former member of an execution team. Any person whose identity is disclosed in violation of this section shall have a civil cause of action against the person who is in violation of this section and may recover actual damages and, upon a showing of a willful violation of this section, punitive damages."

SECTION    2.    Article 5, Chapter 3 of Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-3-590.    No licensing agency, board, commission, or association may file, attempt to file, initiate a proceeding, or take any action to revoke, suspend, or deny a license to any person because that person participated in the execution of a sentence of death on a person convicted of a capital crime as authorized by law or the director."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.