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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4276 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:Knotts All Sponsors:Knotts, Whatley, Stuart, Gamble, Seithel Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9011som00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Violent crimes; robbery, criminal sexual conduct, lynching, lewd act upon child; Crimes and Offenses History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000317 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Seithel House 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19991110 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIMES SO AS TO INCLUDE CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE THIRD DEGREE, ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE THIRD DEGREE, LYNCHING IN THE SECOND DEGREE, COMMON LAW ROBBERY, COMMITTING AND ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A LEWD ACT UPON A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, AND CAUSING DEATH BY OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AS VIOLENT CRIMES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-1-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 402 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"Section 16-1-60. For purposes of definition under South Carolina law, a violent crime includes the offenses of murder (Section 16-3-10); criminal sexual conduct in the first, and second, and third degree (Sections 16-3-652, and 16-3-653, and 16-3-654); criminal sexual conduct with minors, first and second degree (Section 16-3-655); assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct, first, and second, and third degree (Section 16-3-656); assault and battery with intent to kill (Section 16-3-620); kidnapping (Section 16-3-910); voluntary manslaughter (Section 16-3-50); armed robbery (Section 16-11-330(A)); attempted armed robbery (Section 16-11-330(B)); carjacking (Section 16-3-1075); drug trafficking as defined in Sections 44-53-370(e) and 44-53-375(C); arson in the first degree (Section 16-11-110(A)); arson in the second degree (Section 16-11-110(B)); burglary in the first degree (Section 16-11-311); burglary in the second degree (Section 16-11-312 (B)); engaging a child for a sexual performance (Section 16-3-810); homicide by child abuse (Section 16-3-85(A)(1)); aiding and abetting homicide by child abuse (Section 16-3-85(A)(2)); lynching in the second degree (Section 16-3-220); common law robbery (Section 16-11-325); committing and attempting to commit a lewd act upon a child under sixteen (Section 16-15-140); causing death by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs (Section 56-5-2945(A)(2); accessory before the fact to commit any of the above offenses (Section 16-1-40); and attempt to commit any of the above offenses (Section 16-1-80). Only those offenses specifically enumerated in this section are considered violent offenses."
SECTION 2. All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or accrued at the time this act takes effect are saved. The provisions of this act apply prospectively to crimes and offenses committed on or after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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