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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4307 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:T. Brown All Sponsors:T. Brown, Lloyd Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22428cm00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Crimes and Offenses, unlawful wearing of a mask, felony History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19991201 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-7-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNLAWFUL WEARING OF A MASK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND THE UNLAWFUL BURNING OF A CROSS, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE PENALTY FOR THE OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL BURNING OF A CROSS DUE TO APPLICABLE COURT DECISIONS DECLARING SUCH ACTIVITY NOT UNLAWFUL, AND TO INCREASE THE MONETARY FINE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNLAWFUL WEARING OF A MASK, AND TO RECLASSIFY THE CRIME FROM A MISDEMEANOR TO A FELONY OFFENSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-7-140 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-7-140. Any A person who violates any a provision of Sections Section 16-7-110 and 16-7-120 shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor felony and upon conviction shall must be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed twelve months more than five years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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