H*4004(Rat #0576, Act #0509)  General Bill, By T.F. Rogers, J.J. Bailey, 
J.M. Baxley, Cobb-Hunter, Harvin, W.D. Keyserling, Kirsh, I.K. Rudnick, 
J.J. Snow, C.Y. Waites and D.C. Waldrop
 A Bill to amend Section 56-5-2910, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to reckless homicide, so as to provide for the offense to be a
 felony, include a nolo contendere plea, and increase the term of imprisonment
 from five to ten years.-amended title

   04/14/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-27
   04/14/93  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-27
   02/09/94  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-18
   02/22/94  House  Read second time HJ-11
   02/23/94  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23
   02/24/94  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   02/24/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   03/30/94  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-23
   06/01/94  Senate  Minority report withdrawn SJ-117
   06/01/94  Senate Amended SJ-117
   06/01/94  Senate Read second time SJ-117
   06/01/94  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-117
   06/02/94  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-83
   06/02/94  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-104
   06/02/94         Ratified R 576
   08/31/94         Signed By Governor
   08/31/94         Effective date 08/31/94
   09/14/94         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2910, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RECKLESS HOMICIDE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFENSE TO BE A FELONY, INCLUDE A NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA, AND INCREASE THE TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FROM FIVE TO TEN YEARS.

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

Felony offense; nolo contendere plea; imprisonment increased

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-2910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-2910. When the death of a person ensues within one year as a proximate result of injury received by the driving of a vehicle in reckless disregard of the safety of others, the person operating the vehicle is guilty of reckless homicide. A person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or pleads nolo contendere to reckless homicide is guilty of a felony and must be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. The department shall revoke for five years the driver's license of a person convicted of reckless homicide."

Time effective

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

Approved the 31st day of August, 1994.