Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1325 Primary Sponsor:Robert W. Hayes Jr. Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:DUI, violent crime Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/12144.DW Introduced Date:Feb 25, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 25, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Robert W. Hayes Jr. Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1325 Senate Feb 25, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to 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 INJURING OR KILLING A PERSON WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 56-5-2945.
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, 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), and injuring or killing a person while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs as provided in Section 56-5-2945."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.