H 4634 General Bill, By Lanford, Alexander, M.O. Alexander, Bailey, B.O. Baker, 
D.M. Beasley, D.W. Beatty, D.M. Bruce, Cato, Cooper, K.S. Corbett, B. Council, 
L.L. Elliott, T.L. Farr, H.M. Hallman, Haskins, D.N. Holt, T.E. Huff, 
M.F. Jaskwhich, Keegan, K.G. Kempe, Littlejohn, S.G. Manly, C.V. Marchbanks, 
Martin, McCraw, Phillips, Quinn, Meacham, Riser, T.F. Rogers, Sharpe, R. Smith, 
C.H. Stone, J.W. Tucker, Vaughn, J.B. Wilder, D.A. Wright and Young-Brickell
 A Bill to amend Section 16-1-60, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the definition of "violent crime", so as to include injuring or
 killing a person while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or
 both, as defined in Section 56-5-2945.

   03/31/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-37
   03/31/92  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-37

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "VIOLENT CRIME", SO AS TO INCLUDE INJURING OR KILLING A PERSON WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, OR BOTH, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 56-5-2945.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-1-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-1-60. For purposes of definition under South Carolina law a violent crime includes the offenses of murder, injuring or killing a person while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, as defined in Section 56-5-2945, criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, assault and battery with intent to kill, kidnapping, voluntary manslaughter, armed robbery, drug trafficking as defined in Section 44-53-370(e), arson in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and burglary in the second degree under Section 16-11-312(B)."

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