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H. 4403
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Clyburn and Bryant
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\7129ahb18.docx
Introduced in the House on January 9, 2018
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2018
Last Amended on April 4, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Trespassing and posting of notice
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/9/2017 House Prefiled
11/9/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/9/2018 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 97)
1/9/2018 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 98)
3/7/2018 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
(House Journal-page 3)
3/8/2018 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Sandifer, Hixon,
Blackwell, Taylor, Felder, Magnuson, Forrester,
Hamilton, Chumly, Burns, Loftis, GR Smith, Clary,
Forrest, Young, Tallon, Pope, Kirby, Martin, Yow
(House Journal-page 100)
4/4/2018 House Amended (House Journal-page 66)
4/4/2018 House Read second time (House Journal-page 66)
4/4/2018 House Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 68)
4/5/2018 Scrivener's error corrected
4/5/2018 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 46)
4/9/2018 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
4/9/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 12)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
11/9/2017
3/7/2018
4/4/2018
4/5/2018
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AMENDED
April 4, 2018
H. 4403
S. Printed 4/4/18--H. [SEC 4/5/18 12:23 PM]
Read the first time January 9, 2018.
TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRESPASSING AND THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A DIFFERENT METHOD OF THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING INVOLVING CLEARLY VISIBLE PURPLE-PAINTED BOUNDARIES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-11-600 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-11-600. (A) Every entry upon the lands of another where any horse, mule, cow, hog or any other livestock is pastured, or any other lands of another, after notice from the owner or tenant has been posted prohibiting such entry, shall be is a misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of not to exceed more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment with hard labor on the public works of the county for not exceeding more than thirty days. When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice in four conspicuous places on the borders of such land prohibiting entry thereon, a proof of the posting shall be deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry, as aforesaid, for the purpose of trespassing.
(B) The owner or tenant of any lands may accomplish the required posting of notice as follows:
(1) by posting a notice in four conspicuous places on the borders of such land prohibiting entry thereon; or
(2) by marking boundaries with a clearly visible purple-painted marking, consisting of one vertical line not less than eight inches in length and two inches in width, and the bottom of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet from the ground or normal water surface. These marks must be affixed to immovable, permanent objects that are not more than one hundred yards apart and readily visible to any person approaching the property.
(C) When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice as provided in this section, a proof of the posting is deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry for the purpose of trespassing."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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