Current Status Bill Number:3159 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Young All Sponsors:Young and Seithel Drafted Document Number:jic\5095cm.9 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Sex offenders, medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment, medical, crimes and offenses
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19970108 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-750 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUNISHMENT FOR CERTAIN FIRST OFFENSE SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED INTO A COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROGRAM OR ON PAROLE MAY INCLUDE MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE TREATMENT OR ITS CHEMICAL EQUIVALENT, THAT THE PUNISHMENT FOR CERTAIN SECOND OFFENSE SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED INTO A COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROGRAM OR ON PAROLE SHALL INCLUDE MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE TREATMENT OR ITS CHEMICAL EQUIVALENT, THAT CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS RELEASED INTO A COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROGRAM OR ON PAROLE ARE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE TO A PERSON RELEASED INTO A COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROGRAM OR ON PAROLE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-750. (A) A person convicted of a first offense of a crime contained in subsection (C), in which the victim is under thirteen years of age, upon release into a community supervision program or parole, may undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or its chemical equivalent in addition to any other punishment prescribed for that offense at the discretion of the court.
(B) A person convicted of a second offense of a crime contained in subsection (C), in which the victim is under thirteen years of age, upon release into a community supervision program or parole, shall undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment or its chemical equivalent, in addition to any other punishment prescribed for that offense.
(C) This section applies to the following offenses:
(1) criminal sexual conduct in the first degree (Section 16-3-652);
(2) criminal sexual conduct in the second degree (Section 16-3-653);
(3) criminal sexual conduct in the third degree (Section 16-3-654);
(4) criminal sexual conduct with minors (Section 16-3-655); and
(5) assaults with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct (Section 16-3-656).
(D) The person released into a community supervision program or on parole shall begin medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment one week before his release from imprisonment and shall continue treatments until the Department of Corrections demonstrates to the Board of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services that this treatment is not necessary.
(E) If a person released into a community supervision program or a parolee voluntarily undergoes a permanent surgical alternative to hormonal chemical treatment for sex offenders, he is not subject to the terms of this section.
(F) The Department of Corrections shall administer the provisions of this section. This section does not require a physician or surgeon employed by the department to participate against his will in the administration of the provisions of this section.
(G) A person subject to the provisions contained in this section must:
(1) be informed about the effect of hormonal chemical treatment and any side effects that may result from it; and
(2) acknowledge the receipt of this information."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.