H 3050 General Bill, By Limehouse, Altman, Bailey, J.M. Baxley, Beck, Gamble, 
Haskins, Inabinett, Kelley, Kirsh, L.H. Limbaugh, Meacham, Seithel, Simrill, 
J. Smith, Whatley and W.J. Young
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRETRIAL
 INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH COMMITTING
 OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A LEWD ACT ON A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY
 NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE PROGRAM.

   12/11/96  House  Prefiled
   12/11/96  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/14/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-30
   01/14/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-30

TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A LEWD ACT ON A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE PROGRAM.

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-22-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 499 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 17-22-50. A person may not be considered for intervention if he has previously has been accepted into an intervention program nor may intervention be considered for those individuals a person charged with blackmail, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, any a traffic-related offense which is punishable only by fine or loss of points, or any a fish, game, wildlife, or commercial fishery-related offense which is punishable by a loss of eighteen points as provided in pursuant to Section 50-9-1020, or any a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-1-60, or committing or attempting to commit a lewd act upon a child under fourteen years of age pursuant to Section 16-15-140. However, this section does not apply if the solicitor determines the elements of the crime do not fit the charge."

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