South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4329


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4329
Primary Sponsor:                Corning
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Forgery
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3032AL.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940111
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Corning
                                Snow
                                Rudnick
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
4329  House   19940111      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
4329  House   19931201      Prefiled, referred to           25
                            Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FORGERY, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 16-13-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 16-13-10. (A) It is unlawful for a person to:

(1) falsely make, forge, or counterfeit; cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; or wilfully act or assist in the false making, forging, or counterfeiting of any writing or instrument of writing;

(2) utter or publish as true any false, forged, or counterfeited writing or instrument of writing;

(3) falsely make, forge, counterfeit, alter, change, deface, or erase; or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited, altered, changed, defaced, or erased any record or plat of land; or

(4) willingly act or assist in any of the premises, with an intention to defraud any person.

(B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a:

(1) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than ten seven years if the amount of the forgery is five thousand dollars or more.

(2) felony and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than five years if the amount of the forgery is less than five thousand dollars but more than one thousand dollars.

(3) misdemeanor triable in magistrate's court if the amount of the forgery is one thousand dollars or less. Upon conviction, the person must be fined or imprisoned not more than is permitted by law without presentment or indictment by the grand jury.

If the forgery does not involve involves a dollar amount less than twenty dollars, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined punished in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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