H 4868 General Bill, By G.M. Smith
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ARMED WITH A DEADLY
 WEAPON, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO COMMITS ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED
 ROBBERY WHILE ALLEGING, EITHER BY ACTION OR WORDS, THAT HE IS ARMED WITH A
 PISTOL, DIRK, SLINGSHOT, METAL KNUCKLES, RAZOR, OR ANOTHER DEADLY WEAPON OR
 OBJECT SO AS TO CAUSE A PERSON PRESENT DURING THE COMMISSION OF THE ROBBERY OR
 ATTEMPTED ROBBERY TO REASONABLY BELIEVE THE PERSON IS ARMED WITH A DEADLY
 WEAPON, IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE IMPRISONED NOT
 MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS.

   03/07/02  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-3
   03/07/02  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3

TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ARMED WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO COMMITS ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ALLEGING, EITHER BY ACTION OR WORDS, THAT HE IS ARMED WITH A PISTOL, DIRK, SLINGSHOT, METAL KNUCKLES, RAZOR, OR ANOTHER DEADLY WEAPON OR OBJECT SO AS TO CAUSE A PERSON PRESENT DURING THE COMMISSION OF THE ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY TO REASONABLY BELIEVE THE PERSON IS ARMED WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-11-330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 441 of 1996, is further amended by adding:

    "(C) A person who commits robbery or attempted robbery while alleging, either by action or words, that he is armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or another deadly weapon or object so as to cause a person present during the commission of the robbery or attempted robbery to reasonably believe the person is armed with a deadly weapon or object, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years."

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