South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 298


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       298
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970204
Primary Sponsor:                   McConnell
All Sponsors:                      McConnell and Ford 
Drafted Document Number:           res1255.gfm
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           Freedom of Information, crime
                                   or alleged crime incident
                                   reports



History


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

Senate  19970204  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INFORMATION DECLARED PUBLIC INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO DECLARE INFORMATION RELATING TO ANY CRIME OR ALLEGED CRIME CONTAINED IN REPORTS OTHER INCIDENT REPORTS TO BE PUBLIC INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 30-4-50(A)(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(8) incident reports which disclose the nature, substance, and location of any crime or alleged crime reported as having been committed. Where an incident a report contains information exempt as otherwise provided by law, the law enforcement agency may delete that information from the incident report."

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

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