H*5060 (Rat #0365, Act #0288 of 2002) General Bill, By Rhoad, Sharpe, Jennings, Witherspoon, Harrison, Bingham, Koon, J.H. Neal, Cotty, Lloyd, Whipper, Whatley, Clyburn, Battle, Bales, Ott, Lourie, Moody-Lawrence, J.R. Smith, Lucas, Hosey, McCraw, J. Young, McLeod, Hayes, Allen, Allison, Altman, Askins, Barfield, Barrett, Bowers, Breeland, G.A. Brown, J. Brown, R.L. Brown, Campsen, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cooper, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Emory, Fleming, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hamilton, Harrell, Harvin, Haskins, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Howard, Huggins, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Mack, Martin, McGee, Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, J.M. Neal, Neilson, D. Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Quinn, Rice, Riser, Rivers, Rodgers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Sheheen, Simrill, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Stuart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Weeks, White, Wilder, Wilkins and A. Young
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Summary: Timber theft, provisions and penalties; timber buyers and timber growers, provisions regarding wood load tickets
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 13, TITLE 16, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING FORGERY, LARCENY, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND CHEATS, BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-177 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, WHEN CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVE TIMBER THEFT IN EXCESS OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, CONVEYANCES, TRACTORS, TRAILERS, WATERCRAFT, VESSELS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT OF ANY KIND KNOWINGLY USED IN THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENSE MAY BE CONFISCATED AND FORFEITED TO THE JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFENSE OCCURRED, TO PROVIDE FOR FORFEITURE PROCEDURES AND THE SALE OF FORFEITED PROPERTY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF FORFEITED PROPERTY; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 23, TITLE 48, RELATING TO FORESTRY GENERALLY, BY ADDING SECTION 48-23-97, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TIMBER BUYER OR TIMBER OPERATOR PURCHASING TREES, TIMBER, OR WOOD BY THE LOAD MUST FURNISH THE TIMBER GROWER OR SELLER A SEPARATE, TRUE, AND ACCURATE WOOD LOAD TICKET FOR EACH LOAD OF WOOD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF COMPLETION OF THE HARVEST, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION OF THIS SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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04/10/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-16
04/10/02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-17
04/24/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-34
04/29/02		Scrivener's error corrected
04/30/02	House	Amended HJ-34
04/30/02	House	Read second time HJ-36
05/01/02	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
05/01/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
05/01/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
05/08/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-13
05/14/02	Senate	Amended SJ-54
05/14/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-54
05/14/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-54
05/15/02	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-25
05/21/02	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-55
05/22/02		Ratified R 365
05/28/02		Signed By Governor
06/13/02		Effective date 5/28/2002
06/13/02		Copies available
06/17/02		Act No. 288