Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1058 Primary Sponsor:Hayes Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Housing authority commissioners Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:GJK/20256SD.94 Introduced Date:19940119 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940119 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hayes Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 1058 Senate 19940119 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-525 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS ARE DEEMED OWNERS OF HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY FOR MATTERS PERTAINING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-11-525. For the purpose of determining whether or not any public housing authority property has been maliciously injured as the offense of malicious mischief is defined in Section 16-11-520, and as to whether or not there has been a trespass upon the property as this offense is defined under Section 16-11-600, in all prosecutions under these penal statutes and other statutes of a like nature, the members of the board of commissioners of each state, county, or municipal housing authority in this State, in their official capacity, are deemed to be the owners and possessors of all property of each particular housing authority under their jurisdiction."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.