South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 815

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20777sd04.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Timber, unlawfully cutting or destroying

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-32
   1/13/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-32

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/13/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-615, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITTING A PERSON CHARGED WITH UNLAWFULLY CUTTING OR DESTROYING TIMBER TO PAY THREE TIMES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE TIMBER IN ORDER TO DISCHARGE HIS LIABILITY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MULTIPLE REQUIRED FROM THREE TIMES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE TIMBER TO TWENTY TIMES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE TIMBER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-11-615 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-11-615.    In all criminal prosecutions for violation of the provisions of Sections 16-11-520, 16-11-580, and 16-11-610, relating to cutting or destroying timber, the defendant may plead the payment of not to exceed exactly three twenty times the fair market value of the timber as determined by a registered forester and upon the plea being legally established and the payment of all costs accrued at the time of the plea he must be discharged from further penalty. If it is necessary to institute civil action to recover the fair market value of the timber, the State, in case of state lands, and the owner, in case of private lands, shall receive damages of not to exceed exactly three twenty times the fair market value of the timber established by a registered forester if judgment is in favor of the State or the owner."

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

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