South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3095

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Merrill and Ceips
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9287zw03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Robbery, person who commits/attempts while alleging possession of deadly weapon guilty of felony

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-42
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-42
   1/21/2003  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ARMED WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO COMMITS ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY WHILE ALLEGING, EITHER BY ACTION OR WORDS, THAT HE IS ARMED WITH A PISTOL, DIRK, SLINGSHOT, METAL KNUCKLES, RAZOR, OR ANOTHER DEADLY WEAPON OR OBJECT SO AS TO CAUSE A PERSON PRESENT DURING THE COMMISSION OF THE ROBBERY OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY TO REASONABLY BELIEVE THE PERSON IS ARMED WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE IMPRISONED NOT MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-11-330 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 441 of 1996, is further amended by adding:

"(C) A person who commits robbery or attempted robbery while alleging, either by action or words, that he is armed with a pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or another deadly weapon or object so as to cause a person present during the commission of the robbery or attempted robbery to reasonably believe the person is armed with a deadly weapon or object, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years."

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

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