South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 997

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Moore
Document Path: l:\s-resmin\bills\moore\smin0076.tlm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 24, 2004
Introduced in the House on April 15, 2004
Last Amended on April 14, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Schools, universities and colleges, conduct prohibited while on grounds, penalty

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/24/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   2/24/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
    4/7/2004  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-9
    4/8/2004          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/13/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-9
   4/13/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-9
   4/13/2004  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-9
   4/14/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-31
   4/14/2004  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-31
   4/14/2004          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/15/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   4/15/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/24/2004
4/7/2004
4/8/2004
4/13/2004
4/14/2004
4/14/2004-A

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

April 14, 2004

S. 997

Introduced by Senator Moore

S. Printed 4/14/04--S.

Read the first time February 24, 2004.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-420 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO CHANGE THE MISDEMEANOR PENALTY FOR BEING FOUND GUILTY OF INTERFERING WITH OR DISTURBING STUDENTS OR TEACHERS, LOITERING, OR ACTING OBNOXIOUS ON THE GROUNDS OF ANY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE IN THIS STATE OR BEING ON THE PREMISES WITHOUT PERMISSION EXCEPT ON BUSINESS TO A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN $100 NOR MORE THAN $1,000 OR IMPRISONMENT IN A COUNTY JAIL FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-17-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-17-420.    (A)    It shall be unlawful:

(1)    for any person willfully or unnecessarily intentionally (a) to interfere with or to disturb in any way or in any place the students or teachers of any school or college in this State, (b) to loiter about such school or college premises, or (c) to act in an obnoxious manner thereon on such school or college premises; or

(2)    for any person to (a) enter upon any such school or college premises, or (b) loiter around the premises, except on business, without the permission of the principal or president in charge.

(B)    Any A person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.:

(1)    for a first offense, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days; or

(2)    for a second or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days. Notwithstanding Section 22-3-545, a second or subsequent offense must not be transferred to a magistrates or municipal court."

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

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