South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4365

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4365
Primary Sponsor:                Wilkins
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Violent crime at time
                                committed, provisions
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Companion Bill Number:          932
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3091AL.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Date of Last Amendment:         19940301
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940303
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Wilkins
                                Vaughn
                                Allison
                                Elliott
                                Harrell
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4365  Senate  19940303      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee
4365  House   19940302      Read third time, sent to
                            Senate
4365  House   19940301      Amended, read second time
4365  House   19940210      Committee Report: Favorable     25
                            with amendment
4365  House   19940111      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
4365  House   19931208      Prefiled, referred to           25
                            Committee
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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 1, 1994

H. 4365

Introduced by REPS. Wilkins, Vaughn, Allison, Elliott and Harrell

S. Printed 3/1/94--H.

Read the first time January 11, 1994.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO REPEAL THE PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE CRIME TO BE DEFINED AS A VIOLENT CRIME AT THE TIME IT WAS COMMITTED.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-1-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 8, Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 16-1-60. (A) For purposes of definition under South Carolina law a violent crime includes the offenses of murder (Section 16-3-10); criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree (Sections 16-3-652 and 16-3-653); criminal sexual conduct with minors, first and second degree (Section 16-3-655); assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct, first and second degree (Section 16-3-656); assault and battery with intent to kill (Section 16-3-620); kidnapping (Section 16-3-910); voluntary manslaughter (Section 16-3-50); armed robbery (Section 16-11-330); drug trafficking as defined in Section 44-53-370(e); arson in the first degree (Section 16-11-110(A)); burglary in the first degree (Section 16-11-311); and burglary in the second degree (Section 16-11-312(A) and (B)), engaging a child for a sexual performance (16-3-810); accessory before the fact to commit any of the above offenses (16-1-40); and attempt to commit any of the above offenses (16-1-80). Only those offenses specifically enumerated in this section are considered violent offenses.

(B) For a person to be considered guilty of a violent crime, the offense must be defined as a violent crime pursuant to subsection (A) at the time of the commission of the crime."

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

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