S 0895 General Bill, By Martin, McGill and Fair
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-652(2) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE PENALTY
 FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY
 MINIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF FIFTEEN YEARS.

   12/12/07  Senate Prefiled
   12/12/07  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-51
   01/08/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-51
   01/15/08  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen,
                     Lourie, Vaughn
   03/07/08         Scrivener's error corrected

TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-652(2) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE PENALTY FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY MINIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF FIFTEEN YEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-3-652(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more a mandatory term of not less than fifteen years or more than thirty years, according to the discretion of the court no part of the mandatory term may be suspended or probation granted."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.