Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4634 Primary Sponsor:Lanford Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:DUI, violent crime Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BBM/9770.JM Introduced Date:Mar 31, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 31, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Lanford Wright Rogers G. Bailey Smith Sharpe Corbett L. Elliott Baker Hallman Bruce Littlejohn Jaskwhich A. Young McCraw T.C. Alexander Kempe Holt Beatty Marchbanks Cooper Cato L. Martin Phillips Farr Wilder Manly Haskins Keegan Vaughn Tucker M.O. Alexander Meacham Beasley Council Huff Stone Riser Quinn Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4634 House Mar 31, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
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 INJURING OR KILLING A PERSON WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, OR BOTH, AS DEFINED 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, injuring or killing a person while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, as defined in Section 56-5-2945, 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)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.