South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 895

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin, McGill and Fair
Document Path: l:\s-res\lam\033cscp.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Criminal sexual conduct

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2007  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-51
    1/8/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-51
   1/15/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen, Lourie, 
                        Vaughn
    3/7/2008          Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-652(2) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE PENALTY FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY MINIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OF FIFTEEN YEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-3-652(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more a mandatory term of not less than fifteen years or more than thirty years, according to the discretion of the court no part of the mandatory term may be suspended or probation granted."

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

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