South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 1119


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1119
Primary Sponsor:                Passailaigue
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Prostitution
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       1119
Introduced Date:                Jan 14, 1992
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Jan 14, 1992
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Passailaigue
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 1119  Senate  Jan 14, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
 1119  Senate  Dec 02, 1991  Prefiled, referred to           11
                             Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-15-110 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES FOR PROSTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE FORFEITURE OF A VEHICLE USED DIRECTLY IN THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 16-15-90 OR 16-15-100 WHICH PERTAIN TO PROSTITUTION AND THE UNLAWFUL ACTS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-15-110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-15-110. (a) Any A person violating any provision of Sections 16-15-90 and or 16-15-100 must, upon conviction, be punished as follows:

(1) for the first offense, a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or confinement in prison for a period of not more than thirty days;

(2) for the second offense, a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or both;

(3) for the third or any subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or imprisonment for not less than one year, or both.

(b) A vehicle, vessel, or aircraft used directly in the violation of the provisions of Sections

16-15-90 or 16-15-100 shall be subject to forfeiture and may be seized without process if the seizure is incident to arrest.

(c) When a violation of Sections 16-15-90 or

16-15-100 is committed by a person who is not the owner of the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft and such vehicle is seized pursuant to this section, the owner may redeem the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft upon submission of:

(1) an affidavit stating that the vehicle was borrowed from the owner and was used in connection with the violation without the owner's knowledge; and

(2) a redemption fee of fifty dollars.

Redemption may occur at any time prior to entry of a judgment of forfeiture. Any pending forfeiture proceeding shall be discontinued upon redemption."

SECTION 2. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this act or the application thereof to any person shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this act or in its application to the person directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall be rendered.

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

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