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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.164 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010118 Primary Sponsor:Moore All Sponsors:Moore Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\tlm\006monu.jh.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:War veterans, unlawful to disturb memorials or monuments for; Veterans' and Military Affairs, Property, State-owned History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20010214 Committed to Committee 11 SJ Senate 20010214 Recalled from Committee 06 SF Senate 20010118 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-210 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO DISTURB, INTERFERE, OR REMOVE MONUMENTS OR MEMORIALS FOR CERTAIN WAR VETERANS AND PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 10-1-210. (A) After the erection of Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War monuments or memorials upon public property, they may not be removed, disturbed, or altered. No person may prevent the public body responsible for the monument or memorial from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of these monuments or memorials.
(B) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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