Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4672 Primary Sponsor:D. Smith Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Property crimes, second or subsequent offense Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/3213AL.94 Introduced Date:19940203 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940203 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:D. Smith Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4672 House 19940203 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-57, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION FOR THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY CRIMES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY CRIMES MUST BE IMPRISONED BASED UPON THE NEXT GREATER PENALTY CLASSIFICATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-1-57 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 7, Act 184 of 1993, is amended to read:
"Section 16-1-57. A person convicted of an offense for which the term of imprisonment is contingent upon the value of the property involved must, upon conviction for a third second or subsequent offense for such the violation involving the value of property in an equal or greater amount, must be fined, imprisoned, or both based upon the next higher classification above the punishment classification provided for the principal offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.