South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 780


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    780
Primary Sponsor:                Courson
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Citizen's arrest
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       780
Introduced Date:                19930518
Date of Last Amendment:         19940120
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940126
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Courson
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


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

780   House   19940126      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
780   Senate  19940125      Read third time, sent to House
780   Senate  19940120      Amended, read second time
780   Senate  19940119      Committee Report: Favorable     11
                            with amendment
780   Senate  19930518      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

January 20, 1994

S. 780

Introduced by SENATOR Courson

S. Printed 1/20/94--S.

Read the first time May 18, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-13-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CITIZEN ARREST, BY DELETING LANGUAGE RELATING TO EVIL INTENT SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CITIZEN'S ARREST MAY BE MADE WHEN A PERSON ENTERS A DWELLING HOUSE ILLEGALLY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-13-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 17-13-20. Any citizen may arrest any person in the nighttime by such efficient means as the darkness and the probability of escape render necessary, even if the life of such person should be thereby taken, when such person (a) has committed a felony, (b) has entered a dwelling house with evil intent without express or implied permission, (c) has broken or is breaking into an outhouse with a view to plunder, (d) has in his possession stolen property or (e) being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or to commit some felony, flees when he is hailed."

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

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