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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-116-130 SO AS TO ENACT THE "JESSICA HORTON CAMPUS CRIME ACT" TO PROVIDE THAT CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS SHALL NOTIFY AND WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON THE INVESTIGATION OF A DEATH OR A RAPE RESULTING FROM AN INCIDENT OCCURRING ON THE CAMPUS OF AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "Jessica Horton Campus Crime Act".
SECTION 2. Chapter 116, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-116-130. (A) The chief of the campus police of an institution of higher learning, or his designee, immediately shall notify the local law enforcement agency with territorial jurisdiction over the institution if there is a death resulting from an incident occurring on the property of the institution or if the officer or another official of the institution is in receipt of a report alleging that a rape has occurred on the property of the institution.
(B) Upon notification, the law enforcement agency shall participate in a joint investigation of the death or alleged rape. In the case of a death, the local law enforcement agency shall lead the investigation. In the case of an alleged rape, the campus police shall lead the investigation.
(C) The campus police and other employees of the institution of higher learning shall cooperate with an investigation conducted by the local law enforcement agency."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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