Current Status Bill Number:45 Ratification Number:341 Act Number:352 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Leventis All Sponsors:Leventis, Waldrep, Rose, Ford and Holland Drafted Document Number:s-res\leventis\res1047.ppl Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980519 Date of Last Amendment:19980513 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980526 Subject:Students, enticing from school, penalties; crimes, schools and school districts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980617 Act No. A352 ------ 19980526 Signed by Governor ------ 19980521 Ratified R341 Senate 19980519 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification House 19980514 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment House 19980513 Amended, read second time House 19980512 Debate adjourned until Wednesday, 19980513 House 19980506 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19970205 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19970205 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19970204 Read second time Senate 19970204 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19970130 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A352, R341, S45)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF ENTICING AN ENROLLED CHILD FROM ATTENDANCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE MUST BE TRIED EXCLUSIVELY IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT AND THAT THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES MUST BE TRIED IN THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Enticing a child from school
SECTION 1. Section 16-17-510 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:
Section 16-17-510. It is unlawful for a person to encourage, entice, or conspire to encourage or entice a child enrolled in any public or private elementary or secondary school of this State from attendance in the school or school program or transport or provide transportation in aid to encourage or entice a child from attendance in any public or private elementary or secondary school or school program.
A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, and 22-3-550, a first or second offense must be tried exclusively in magistrate's court. Third and subsequent offenses must be tried in the court of general sessions.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 26th day of May, 1998.