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Bill 4397

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4397
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Kirsh
All Sponsors:                     Kirsh, Wilkins, Keegan, Littlejohn, 
                                  Vaughn, Simrill, Altman, Walker, Meacham-
                                  Richardson, Robinson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5012djc02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Offenses committed to facilitate drug 
                                  trafficking or act of international terrorism, 
                                  alternative maximum sentence provided


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020108  Introduced, read first time,
                  referred to Committee                  25 HJ
House   20020107  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Meacham-
                                                                 Richardson
                                                                 Robinson
House   20011205  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 16, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BOMBS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-780 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE MAXIMUM IMPRISONMENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED TO FACILITATE A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME OR AN ACT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 23, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 16-23-780.    (A)    For purposes of this section:

        (1)    'Additional imprisonment' means imprisonment for a specified number of years, for any number of years, or for life imprisonment, including life imprisonment without parole, in addition to the maximum period of imprisonment that may be imposed for a specific offense under this article.

        (2)    'International terrorism' means 'international terrorism' as defined in 18 U.S. Code, Section 2331.

    (B)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the maximum term of additional imprisonment that may be imposed for an offense under this article:

        (1)    if committed incident to or to facilitate a drug trafficking crime is fifteen years in addition to the maximum imprisonment that may be imposed for the specific offense under this article; and

        (2)    if committed incident to or to facilitate an act of international terrorism is imprisonment for any number of years, or life imprisonment without parole, in addition to the maximum imprisonment that may be imposed for the specific offense under this article."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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