South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 316

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    316
Ratification Number:            48
Act Number:                     28
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950110
Primary Sponsor:                Courtney 
All Sponsors:                   Courtney 
Drafted Document Number:        JUD6001.CTC
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950331
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950410
Subject:                        Custody order violations
History



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

------  19950410  Act No. A28
------  19950410  Signed by Governor
------  19950405  Ratified R48
House   19950331  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19950330  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19950330  Read second time
House   19950329  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19950201  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950131  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950126  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19950125  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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(A28, R48, S316)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-495, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRANSPORTING A CHILD UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OUTSIDE OF THE STATE WITH INTENT TO VIOLATE A CUSTODY ORDER, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES.

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

Transporting child out of state; penalties revised

SECTION 1. Section 16-17-495 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-17-495. When any court of competent jurisdiction in this State has awarded custody of a child under the age of sixteen years, it is a felony for a person with the intent to violate the court order to take or transport, or cause to be taken or transported, the child from any point within this State to any point outside the limits of this State or to keep the child outside the limits of this State. This crime is punishable by a fine in the discretion of the court or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. It is permissible to infer that a person keeping a child outside the limits of the State in violation of a court order for a period in excess of seventy-two hours intended to violate the order at the time of taking. If the person violating the provisions of this section returns the child to the jurisdiction of the court issuing the order within seven days after removing the child from this State, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned not more than three years, or both."

Time effective

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

Approved the 10th day of April, 1995.