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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3530 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990216 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\10059som99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Perjury, incomplete testimony when under oath concerning sex not considered; Crimes and Offenses, Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990216 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-9-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF PERJURY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WILFULLY GIVING FALSE, MISLEADING, OR INCOMPLETE TESTIMONY UNDER OATH CONCERNING CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY BETWEEN ADULTS IN ANY COURT OF RECORD, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR REGULATORY PROCEEDING IS NOT PERJURY AND NOT PUNISHABLE UNDER THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-9-10 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 184 of 1993, is amended by adding:
"(D) Provided, however, that wilfully giving false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath concerning consensual sexual activity between adults in any civil or criminal action in any court of record, judicial, administrative, or regulatory proceeding in this State is not perjury and does not violate subsection (A)(1). A person giving such testimony shall not be fined or imprisoned pursuant to subsection (B)(1)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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