South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Cromer, Campsen, Bryant, Thomas and Cleary
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3125dw05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Freedom of Information relating to law enforcement matters

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   1/26/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
   2/10/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MATTERS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO ADD MATTERS THAT ARE EXEMPT WHICH WOULD DISCLOSE INFORMATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CONCERNING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN OF A PRIVATE BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, OR STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD PLACE THEIR PROPERTIES OR EMPLOYEES AT RISK OF DAMAGE OR HARM.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 30-4-40(a)(3) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 86 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"(3)    Records of law enforcement and public safety agencies not otherwise available by state and federal law that were compiled in the process of detecting and investigating crime if the disclosure of the information would harm the agency by:

(A)    disclosing identity of informants not otherwise known;

(B)    the premature release of information to be used in a prospective law enforcement action;

(C)    disclosing investigatory techniques not otherwise known outside the government;

(D)    by endangering the life, health, or property of any person; or

(E)    disclosing any contents of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communications not otherwise disclosed during a trial.;

(F)    disclosing information concerning the safety and security plan of a private business, industry, or that of state government or any of its political subdivisions when disclosure would place their respective properties or employees at risk of damage or harm."

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

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