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
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 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
January 20, 1994
S. 780
S. Printed 1/20/94--S.
Read the first time May 18, 1993.
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.