South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Bill 3140


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3140
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Fleming
All Sponsors:                     Fleming
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10040som99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Grand jury system, public corruption 
                                  further defined; Juries and Jurors


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


                             Versions of This Bill

View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1615, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN THE STATE GRAND JURY SYSTEM ARTICLE, SO AS TO INCLUDE A FURTHER DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PUBLIC CORRUPTION".

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

SECTION 1. Section 14-7-1615 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 335 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 14-7-1615. For purposes of this article:

(A) the phrase 'Attorney General or his designee' also includes:

(1) the Attorney General or his designees;

(2) the Attorney General and his designee or designees.

(B) The term 'public corruption' means any unlawful activity,:

(1) under color of or in connection with any a public office or employment, of:

(1)(a) any a public official, public member, or public employee, or the agent, servant, assignee, consultant, contractor, vendor, designee, appointee, representative, or any other person of like relationship, by whatever designation known, of any a public official, public member, or public employee under color of or in connection with any a public office or employment; or

(2)(b) any a candidate for public office or the agent, servant, assignee, consultant, contractor, vendor, designee, appointee, representative of, or any other person of like relationship, by whatever name known, of any a candidate for public office; or

(2) of a person in connection with the expenditure or use of public funds or public resources. 'Public funds or public resources' means any monies, whether appropriated or nonappropriated, instruments, chattel proceeds, property, or thing of value belonging to or under the custody and control of the State, county, municipality, or political subdivision."

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

----XX----


This web page was last updated on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 9:12 A.M.