South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1016


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1016
Ratification Number:            305
Act Number:                     279
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960111
Primary Sponsor:                Martin 
All Sponsors:                   Martin 
Drafted Document Number:        res9836.lam
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960419
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960506
Subject:                        Warning upon entering
                                premises

History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960515  Act No. A279
------  19960506  Signed by Governor
------  19960430  Ratified R305
House   19960419  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960418  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19960418  Read second time
House   19960417  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19960313  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960312  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960307  Read second time
Senate  19960306  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19960111  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A279, R305, S1016)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSES OF ENTERING THE PREMISES OF ANOTHER PERSON AFTER WARNING AND REFUSING TO LEAVE THE PREMISES OF ANOTHER PERSON ON REQUEST, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE WARNING REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION FOR THE OFFENSE OF ENTERING THE PREMISES OF ANOTHER PERSON AFTER WARNING MUST HAVE BEEN MADE WITHIN THE PRECEDING SIX MONTHS.

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

Entering the premises of another

SECTION 1. Section 16-11-620 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-11-620. Any person who, without legal cause or good excuse, enters into the dwelling house, place of business, or on the premises of another person after having been warned not to do so or any person who, having entered into the dwelling house, place of business, or on the premises of another person without having been warned fails and refuses, without good cause or good excuse, to leave immediately upon being ordered or requested to do so by the person in possession or his agent or representative shall, on conviction, be fined not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

All municipal courts of this State as well as those of magistrates may try and determine criminal cases involving violations of this section occurring within the respective limits of such municipalities and magisterial districts. All peace officers of the State and its subdivisions shall enforce the provisions hereof within their respective jurisdictions.

The provisions of this section shall be construed as being in addition to, and not as superseding, any other statutes of the State relating to trespass or entry on lands of another."

Time effective

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

Approved the 6th day of May, 1996.