H*3350(Rat #0183, Act #0117 of 1991)  General Bill, By P.M. Burch, B.O. Baker, 
J.D. Cole, J.L. Harris, Haskins, J.H. Hodges, T.E. Huff and W.P. Keesley
 A Bill to amend Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 16, Code of Laws of South
 Carolina, 1976, relating to kidnapping, so as to decrease the penalty for
 kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap from a maximum life imprisonment to thirty
 years.-amended title

   01/29/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   01/29/91  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15
   02/13/91  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-7
   02/19/91  House  Amended HJ-19
   02/19/91  House  Read second time HJ-19
   02/20/91  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-26
   02/21/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   02/21/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   05/22/91  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-11
   05/23/91  Senate Amended SJ-33
   05/23/91  Senate Read second time SJ-34
   05/23/91  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-34
   05/24/91  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-2
   05/28/91  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-25
   05/30/91         Ratified R 183
   06/05/91         Signed By Governor
   06/05/91         Effective date 06/05/91
   06/05/91         Act No. 117
   06/13/91         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO KIDNAPPING, SO AS TO DECREASE THE PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPING AND CONSPIRACY TO KIDNAP FROM A MAXIMUM LIFE IMPRISONMENT TO THIRTY YEARS.

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

Crime of kidnapping revised

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

Section 16-3-910. Whoever shall unlawfully seize, confine, inveigle, decoy, kidnap, abduct or carry away any other person by any means whatsoever without authority of law, except when a minor is seized or taken by his parent, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty years unless sentenced for murder as provided in Section 16-3-20.

Section 16-3-920. If two or more persons enter into an agreement, confederation, or conspiracy to violate the provisions of Section 16-3-910 and any of such persons do any overt act towards carrying out such unlawful agreement, confederation, or conspiracy, each such person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished in like manner as provided for the violation of Section 16-3-910."

Time effective

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

Approved the 5th day of June, 1991.