Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3005 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public record, unlawful to destroy Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:Feb 04, 1992 Computer Document Number:3005 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 04, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3005 House Feb 04, 1992 Tabled in Committee 25
3005 House Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 25
time, referred to Committee
3005 House Dec 12, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 25
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 30-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PENALTY FOR UNLAWFULLY REMOVING, DEFACING, OR DESTROYING A PUBLIC RECORD, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-1-30 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 546 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"Section 30-1-30. Any A person who unlawfully removes a public record from the office where it is usually is kept, or alters, defaces, mutilates, secretes, or destroys it is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.