Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1055 Primary Sponsor:Holland Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Pistols, emergency medical members may carry Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/11883.DW Introduced Date:Sep 23, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Sep 23, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Holland Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 1055 Senate Sep 23, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST CARRYING PISTOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL UNITS MAY BE ISSUED PERMITS TO CARRY PISTOLS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-23-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding after item (12):
"(13) Any member of an emergency medical unit while engaged in his official duties."
SECTION 2. The last paragraph of Section 16-23-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Persons authorized to carry weapons pursuant to items (6), and (12), and (13) of this section may exercise such this privilege only after acquiring a permit from the State Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Division as provided for in Article 3, of Chapter 31, of Title 23."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.