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Bill 208

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      208
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilson
All Sponsors:                     Wilson, Reese, Setzler
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22071cm99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Weapons, firearms on school property; 
                                  private schools and public colleges and 
                                  universities included in offense


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-430, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CARRYING WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, SO AS TO REVISE THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES UPON WHICH A PERSON MAY NOT CARRY A WEAPON, AND TO DELETE "FIREARMS" FROM THE LIST OF WEAPONS A PERSON MAY NOT CARRY UPON AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY'S PROPERTY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-23-430 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 16-23-430. (1) It shall be is unlawful for any a person, except State state, county or municipal law-enforcement officers or personnel authorized by school officials, to carry on his person, while on any elementary or secondary school property onto a premise or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, or other post secondary institution, a knife, with a blade over two inches long, a blackjack, a metal pipe or pole, firearms or any other type of weapon, device or object which may be used to inflict bodily injury or death.

(2) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Any A weapon or object used in violation of this section may be confiscated by the law enforcement division making the arrest."

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

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