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H. 4327
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Clyburn, Duncan, Haskins, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, Taylor and Mahaffey
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 930
Introduced in the House on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Sexual battery
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2007 House Prefiled
12/5/2007 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/8/2008 House Introduced and read first time HJ-32
1/8/2008 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-33
1/10/2008 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-654, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE THIRD DEGREE, SO AS TO INCLUDE SEXUAL BATTERY WHEN THE VICTIM IS A STUDENT SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND THE ACTOR IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-654 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-3-654. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the actor engages in sexual battery with the victim and if any one or more of the following circumstances are proven, if the actor:
(a) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual battery in the absence of aggravating circumstances.;
(b) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless and aggravated force or aggravated coercion was not used to accomplish sexual battery.; or
(c) is an employee of a public or private secondary school and the victim is a person sixteen years of age or older who is currently enrolled in a public or private secondary school at which the employee works or has supervisory authority and aggravated force or aggravated coercion was not used to accomplish the sexual battery.
(2) A person who commits criminal sexual conduct in the third degree is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonmentand, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not more than ten years, according to the discretion of the court.
(3) The provisions of item (1)(c) do not apply to an employee of a public or private secondary school who is lawfully married to the person enrolled in the school."
SECTION 2. The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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