Current Status Bill Number:4599 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980210 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport Drafted Document Number:kgh\15380cm.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Civil action for personal injury damages, wrongful death; Courts, Torts, Crimes and Offenses
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House 19980210 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-160 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON OR HIS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM FILING A CIVIL ACTION FOR PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES OR WRONGFUL DEATH ARISING OUT OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY COMMITTED BY THE PERSON.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 15-3-160. A person or his personal representative may not file a civil action for damages for injuries or wrongful death resulting from a crime the person committed. This section applies to actions brought against the victim of a crime or an attempted crime or an individual acting on behalf of the victim who, while defending his or another individual's real or personal property or life, inflicts injury or bodily harm upon the person who committed the crime."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.