Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4263 Primary Sponsor:Vaughn Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public or school official, threatening of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/4790AL.93 Introduced Date:19930601 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930601 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Vaughn Felder A. Young Meacham Hallman G. Bailey Simrill Haskins Inabinett Cato Jaskwhich Whipper Stuart Clyborne Mattos Littlejohn Hines Davenport Stone Wells Riser Worley Byrd Canty Kirsh Wofford Robinson Stille R. Young Witherspoon Keyserling Moody-Lawrence Thomas J. Bailey Wilkes D. Wilder Harrell Harrison Cromer Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4263 House 19930601 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-1040, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THREATENING A PUBLIC OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE THREAT MUST BE A RESULT OF THE DUTIES OR BUSINESS OF THE OFFICIAL AND NOT A RESULT OF ANY PRIVATE OR PERSONAL BUSINESS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-1040 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 579 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"Section 16-3-1040. It is unlawful for any a person to knowingly and wilfully deliver or convey to a public official or to a teacher or principal of an elementary or secondary school any letter or paper, writing, print, missive, document, or electronic communication or any verbal or electronic communication which contains any a threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the public official, teacher, or principal, or members of their immediate families. The threat must arise out of or be in connection with the performance or nonperformance of official duties or business and not any private or personal business with the public official, teacher, or principal.
Any A person who violating violates the provisions of this section must, upon conviction, must be punished by a term of imprisonment of not more than five years. For purposes of this section:
(1) `Public official' means any an elected or appointed official of the United States or of this State or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this State.
(2) `Immediate family' means the spouse, child, grandchild, mother, father, sister, or brother of the public official, teacher, or principal."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.