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Bill 461

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      461
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010314
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1282dw01.doc
Companion Bill Number:            3668
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Freedom of Information Act, autopsy 
                                  documents and reports exempt from disclosure 
                                  requirements; Coroners


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010315  Companion Bill No. 3668
Senate  20010314  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MATTERS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE FOR PURPOSES OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT ALL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS OF AND INCIDENTAL TO AN AUTOPSY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 30-4-40(a) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 122 of 1999, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( ) All documents and records including, but not limited to photographs, of and incidental to the performance of an autopsy."

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

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