South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 1058


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    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



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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1058  Senate  19940119      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

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.

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