Current Status Bill Number:3050 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse, Haskins, Young, Limbaugh, Baxley, Simrill, Seithel, Bailey, Altman, Whatley, Kirsh, Inabinett, Meacham, Kelley, Gamble, Beck and J. Smith Drafted Document Number:gjk\23052cm.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Pretrial intervention program, person committing lewd act on minor not eligible for; courts and crimes
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19961211 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A LEWD ACT ON A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 17-22-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 499 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 17-22-50. A person may not be considered for intervention if he has previously has been accepted into an intervention program nor may intervention be considered for those individuals a person charged with blackmail, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, any a traffic-related offense which is punishable only by fine or loss of points, or any a fish, game, wildlife, or commercial fishery-related offense which is punishable by a loss of eighteen points as provided in pursuant to Section 50-9-1020, or any a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-1-60, or committing or attempting to commit a lewd act upon a child under fourteen years of age pursuant to Section 16-15-140. However, this section does not apply if the solicitor determines the elements of the crime do not fit the charge."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.