South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3157


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3157
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Campsen
All Sponsors:                     Campsen, Hinson, Knotts
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\kgh\15079som99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Mental health, patients; hospitalized 
                                  when not guilty by reason of insanity not to 
                                  leave hospital; Medical


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990203  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Hinson
                                                                 Knotts
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-24-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMMITMENT OF A DEFENDANT FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEFENDANT HOSPITALIZED ON THESE GROUNDS WHO WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY OF A VIOLENT CRIME MAY NOT LEAVE THE HOSPITAL PREMISES UNLESS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE HOSPITAL IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT WITH THE DEFENDANT AT ALL TIMES AND TO DEFINE "VIOLENT CRIME".

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-24-40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"(F) If a defendant is committed to the South Carolina State Hospital pursuant to this section after having been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime, the defendant may not leave the hospital premises at any time unless accompanied by an employee of the hospital who must be responsible for and in the physical presence of the defendant at all times. For purposes of this section, a violent crime includes those offenses so described in Section 16-1-60 and the common law offense of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature."

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

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