H 4245 General Bill, By L.S. Whipper, Bailey, R.A. Barber, Breeland, 
R.S. Corning, Davenport, Delleney, T.L. Farr, J.G. Felder, R.C. Fulmer, Govan, 
H.M. Hallman, Harrell, J.P. Harrelson, Harrison, B.H. Harwell, D.N. Holt, 
W.S. Houck, H.G. Hutson, Inabinett, J.G. Mattos, D.E. McTeer, Meacham, Neilson, 
Phillips, Scott, J.S. Shissias, Simrill, Stille, J.M. White, H.G. Worley and 
Young-Brickell
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 16-3-1045 so as to make it unlawful for any person at least eighteen years of
 age to use, solicit, induce, coerce, or employ a person under eighteen to
 commit a violent crime or the crime of lynching, to also make it unlawful to
 conspire to do the above, to provide penalties for violation, and to amend
 Section 16-1-10, relating to crimes classified as felonies, so as to add the
 above offenses which are made felonies to this list.

   05/26/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-94
   05/26/93  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-94

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1045 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO USE, SOLICIT, INDUCE, COERCE, OR EMPLOY A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN TO COMMIT A VIOLENT CRIME OR THE CRIME OF LYNCHING, TO ALSO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO CONSPIRE TO DO THE ABOVE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-10, RELATING TO CRIMES CLASSIFIED AS FELONIES, SO AS TO ADD THE ABOVE OFFENSES WHICH ARE MADE FELONIES TO THIS LIST.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-3-1045. (A) It is unlawful for any person at least eighteen years of age to knowingly and intentionally:

(1) use, solicit, direct, hire, persuade, induce, entice, coerce, or employ a person under eighteen years of age to commit a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 or the crime of lynching as a result of mob violence prohibited by Article 3, Chapter 3 of this title;

(2) conspire to use, solicit, direct, hire, persuade, induce, entice, coerce, or employ a person under eighteen years of age to commit a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 or the crime of lynching as a result of mob violence prohibited by Article 3, Chapter 3 of this title.

(B) Any person who violates subsections (A)(1) or (A)(2) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than five years nor more than fifteen years. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.

(C) The felonies established in this section are supplemental to and do not supersede any other provisions of law which make the conduct referred to in subsection (A) unlawful."

SECTION 2. The felony crimes provided by Section 16-3-1045 of the 1976 Code, as contained in Section 1 of this act, are added to the list of crimes classified as felonies pursuant to Section 16-1-10 of the 1976 Code.

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