Current Status Bill Number:3447 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970212 Primary Sponsor:McMahand All Sponsors:McMahand, F. Smith, Cato, Leach, R. Smith, Neilson, Allison, Lee, Haskins, Beck, T. Brown, Phillips, McCraw, Loftis, Hamilton, J. Hines, Robinson, Davenport, Clyburn, Whatley, Mack, Chellis, Vaughn, Byrd, G. Brown, Wilder, Woodrum, Wilkes, Gamble, Howard, Young, Battle, Kirsh, Riser and Moody-Lawrence Drafted Document Number:egm\18568djc.97 Companion Bill Number:282 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Tort liability exceptions, county sheriffs, municipal law enforcement exempt from liability when funeral processions
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House 19970212 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONS FROM LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS FROM LIABILITY WHEN ESCORTING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 15-78-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 3 of Act 386 of 1996, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) sheriffs departments and municipal law enforcement departments when providing police escorts for funeral processions."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.