Current Status Bill Number:3791 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970401 Primary Sponsor:Tripp All Sponsors:Tripp, Felder, Altman, Keegan, R. Smith, Sharpe, Meacham, Campsen, Sandifer, Loftis, McKay, Moody-Lawrence, Maddox, Hamilton, Rice, Barrett, J. Brown, Martin, Webb, Chellis, Rodgers, Mullen, Phillips, Jordan, Allison, Kelley, McCraw, Gamble, Bauer, Easterday, Cato, Mack, Limehouse, Davenport, Leach, Battle and Barfield Drafted Document Number:kgh\15040cm.97 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Threatening life of highway patrolmen, unlawful; Law Enforcement, Crimes and Offenses
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19970501 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19970501 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19970501 Request for debate by Representative Inabinett Parks Govan Breeland F. Smith J. Hines Cromer Tripp Felder Easterday Moody- Lawrence Limehouse House 19970430 Read second time House 19970430 Request for debate by Representative Howard Neal Lloyd House 19970429 Recalled from Committee 25 HJ House 19970401 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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April 29, 1997
H. 3791
Introduced by Reps. Tripp, Felder, Altman, Keegan, R. Smith, Sharpe, Meacham, Campsen, Sandifer, Loftis, McKay, Moody-Lawrence, Maddox, Hamilton, Rice, Barrett, J. Brown, Martin, Webb, Chellis, Rodgers, Mullen, Phillips, Jordan, Allison, Kelley, McCraw, Gamble, Bauer, Easterday, Cato, Mack, Limehouse, Davenport, Leach, Battle and Barfield
S. Printed 4/29/97--H.
Read the first time April 1, 1997.
TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-1040, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THREATENING THE LIFE, PERSON, OR FAMILY OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO HIGHWAY PATROLMEN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-1040 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 579 of 1990, is further amended to read:
"Section 16-3-1040. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and wilfully deliver or convey to a public official or to a teacher or principal of an elementary or secondary school or to a highway patrolman any letter or paper, writing, print, missive, document, or electronic communication or any verbal or electronic communication which contains any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the public official, teacher, or principal, or members of their immediate families.
Any A person violating the provisions of this section must, upon conviction, must be punished by a term of imprisonment of imprisoned not more than five years.
For purposes of this section:
(1) 'Public official' means any elected or appointed official of the United States or of this State or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this State.
(2) 'Immediate family' means the spouse, child, grandchild, mother, father, sister, or brother of the public official, teacher, or principal."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.