H 3447 General Bill, By McMahand, Allison, Battle, Beck, G. Brown, T. Brown, 
A.W. Byrd, Cato, Chellis, Clyburn, Davenport, Gamble, Hamilton, Haskins, 
J. Hines, Howard, Kirsh, Leach, Lee, Loftis, Mack, McCraw, Moody-Lawrence, 
Neilson, Phillips, Riser, Robinson, F. Smith, R. Smith, Vaughn, Whatley, Wilder, 
Wilkes, Woodrum and W.J. Young

Similar(S 282, S 382)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONS FROM LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
 UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT COUNTY SHERIFFS
 DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS FROM LIABILITY WHEN
 ESCORTING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.

   02/12/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-51
   02/12/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-52

TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONS FROM LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL TORT CLAIMS ACT, SO AS TO EXEMPT COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS FROM LIABILITY WHEN ESCORTING FUNERAL PROCESSIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 15-78-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 3 of Act 386 of 1996, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"( ) sheriffs departments and municipal law enforcement departments when providing police escorts for funeral processions."

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