Current Status Bill Number:3294 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950118 Primary Sponsor:Rogers All Sponsors:Rogers Drafted Document Number:dka\3579cm.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Violent crime
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House 19950118 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "VIOLENT CRIME", SO AS TO INCLUDE THE CRIME OF INJURING OR KILLING A PERSON WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 56-5-2945.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-1-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by an act of 1995 bearing Ratification Number 585 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"Section 16-1-60. For purposes of definition under South Carolina law a violent crime includes the offenses of murder (Section 16-3-10); criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree (Sections 16-3-652 and 16-3-653); criminal sexual conduct with minors, first and second degree (Section 16-3-655); assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct, first and second degree (Section 16-3-656); assault and battery with intent to kill (Section 16-3-620); kidnapping (Section 16-3-910); voluntary manslaughter (Section 16-3-50); armed robbery (Section 16-11-330); drug trafficking as defined in Sections 44-53-370(e) and 44-53-375(C); arson in the first degree (Section 16-11-110(A)); burglary in the first degree (Section 16-11-311); and burglary in the second degree (Section 16-11-312(B)), engaging a child for a sexual performance (Section 16-3-810); accessory before the fact to commit any of the above offenses (Section 16-1-40); and attempt to commit any of the above offenses (Section 16-1-80); and injuring or killing a person while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs (Section 56-5-2945). Only those offenses specifically enumerated in this section are considered violent offenses."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.