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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.357 Ratification Number:12 Act Number:9 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990119 Primary Sponsor:Hayes All Sponsors:Hayes, Giese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22113cm99.doc Companion Bill Number:3310 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990312 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19990323 Subject:Police officers jurisdiction when in pursuit of county or state offender expanded; Law Enforcement, Torts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19990409 Act No. A9 ------ 19990323 Signed by Governor ------ 19990317 Ratified R12 House 19990312 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 19990311 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 19990312 House 19990309 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Senate 19990304 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19990303 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Giese Senate 19990303 Read second time Senate 19990224 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19990119 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on February 24, 1999 - Word format Revised on March 9, 1999 - Word format
(A9, R12, S357)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-13-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S JURISDICTION WHEN HE IS IN PURSUIT OF AN OFFENDER, SO AS TO EXPAND THE JURISDICTION OF COUNTY POLICE AUTHORITIES WHEN THEY PURSUE OFFENDERS WHO VIOLATE A COUNTY ORDINANCE OR STATE STATUTE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
County police authorities
SECTION 1. Section 17-13-40(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 265 of 1998, is amended to read:
"(B) When the police authorities of a county are in pursuit of an offender for a violation of a county ordinance or statute of this State committed within the county, the authorities may arrest the offender, with or without a warrant, at a place within the county, or at a place within an adjacent county."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 17th day of March, 1999.
Approved the 23rd day of March, 1999.
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