South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4323

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brady, Bailey and Altman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\1023cm06.doc

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Sex offenders

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/16/2005  House   Prefiled
  11/16/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-30
   1/10/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-30

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/16/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-535 SO AS TO LIMIT THE LOCATIONS IN WHICH A SEX OFFENDER MAY RESIDE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS PROVISION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-3-535.    (A)    It is unlawful for a sex offender who has been convicted of an offense against a minor to reside within one thousand feet of a school, daycare center, children's recreational facility, park, playground, or bus stop.

(B)    A person who violates this provision and whose offense that placed him on the sex offender registry was a:

(1)    Class A, B, C, D, E, or F felony is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years; or

(2)    Class A, B, or C misdemeanor, an exempt offense contained in Section 16-1-10(D), or a misdemeanor exempt from classification pursuant to Section 16-1-10(C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year."

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

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