Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:126 Primary Sponsor:McConnell Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Robbery, violent crime Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/2370 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McConnell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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126 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
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126 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "VIOLENT CRIME", SO AS TO INCLUDE THE CRIME OF ROBBERY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-1-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-1-60. For purposes of definition under South Carolina law a violent crime includes the offenses of murder, criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree, assault and battery with intent to kill, kidnapping, voluntary manslaughter, armed robbery, robbery, drug trafficking as defined in Section 44-53-370(e), arson in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and burglary in the second degree under Section 16-11-312(B)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.