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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.964 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:Hayes All Sponsors:Hayes, Elliott, Giese, Wilson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22431cm00.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Eavesdropping or Peeping Tom, unlawful on public property; Crimes and Offenses, Property History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000119 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Wilson Senate 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19991207 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-470, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSES OF EAVESDROPPING AND BEING A PEEPING TOM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO BE AN EAVESDROPPER OR A PEEPING TOM ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, AND TO DEVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PEEPING TOM" TO INCLUDE PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-17-470 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 16-17-470. It is unlawful for a person to be an eavesdropper or a peeping tom on or about the premises of another person or on public property or to go upon the premises of another person or on public property, for the purpose of becoming an eavesdropper or a peeping tom. The term 'peeping tom', as used in this section, is defined as a person who peeps through windows, doors, or other like places, on or about the premises of another person or on public property, for the purpose of spying upon or invading the privacy of the persons spied upon and any other conduct of a similar natures that tends to invade the privacy of others. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both."
SECTION 2 This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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