South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 114

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Bright
Document Path: l:\s-res\lb\010ci.ls.lb.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Public officers and employees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 86)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 86)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 8 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BY ADDING SECTION 8-1-15 TO PROHIBIT ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE OR ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM AIDING THE DETENTION OF ANY UNITED STATES CITIZEN WITHOUT TRIAL BY THE U.S. ARMED FORCES IN VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-1-15.    No agency of the State, agency of a political subdivision of the State, officer or employee of the State, officer or employee of a political subdivision of the State, acting in his official capacity, to include any member of the South Carolina Military Department on official duty or employees of any state or local detention facility, may engage in any activity that aids an agency of the armed forces of the United States in execution of 50 U.S.C. 1541 as provided by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, in the investigation, prosecution, or detainment of any citizen of the United States in violation of Section 3, Article I, and Section 14, Article I of the South Carolina Constitution."

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

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