Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:893 Primary Sponsor:Thomas Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Tort of assault by threat Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:GJK/20123SD Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Thomas Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 893 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 893 Senate 19931122 Prefiled, referred to 11 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-1-325 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON COMMITS THE INTENTIONAL TORT OF "ASSAULT BY THREAT" IF THAT PERSON BY AN ACT OF WORDS OR OTHER COMMUNICATION STATES TO ANOTHER PERSON THAT HE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A PHYSICAL DANGER AT THE HANDS OF THE UTTERER SUCH THAT THE ACT PUTS THE ONE THREATENED IN IMMEDIATE APPREHENSION OF A FUTURE, BUT NOT IMMINENT, ACT OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 15-1-325. A person commits the intentional tort of `assault by threat' if that person by an act of words or other communication states to another person that he will be subject to a physical danger at the hands of the utterer such that the act puts the one threatened in immediate apprehension of a future, but not imminent, act of physical violence."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.