South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3151

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3151
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Cobb-Hunter
All Sponsors:                     Cobb-Hunter, Moody-Lawrence
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7080ac99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Child, abused or neglected; definition 
                                  revised to state person under eighteen who has 
                                  been born; Minors


                        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


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-490, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD" TO STATE THAT IT IS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO HAS BEEN BORN.

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

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-490(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 450 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(1) 'Child' means a person under the age of eighteen who has been born;"

SECTION 2. All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities, existing, acquired, or accrued at the time this act takes effect are saved. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this act apply prospectively to crimes and offenses committed on or after the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 1999.

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