South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

H. 3056

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, H.B. Brown, Taylor, Hixon and Patrick
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11065sd11.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Candidates for public office

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12/7/2010  House   Prefiled
   12/7/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 26)
   1/11/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 26)
   1/19/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Patrick

View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2010

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-7-155 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON INCLUDING A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE FROM KNOWINGLY MAKING A FRAUDULENT STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION, VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, REGARDING THE PERSON'S RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING HONORARIUM, PUBLIC OFFICE, OR OTHER POSITION OF AUTHORITY OR EMPLOYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-7-155.    (A)    No person may knowingly make a fraudulent statement or representation, verbally or in writing, regarding the person's record of military service in the United States Armed Forces for the purpose of gaining recognition, honorarium, public office, or other position of authority or employment.

(B)    Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates the provisions of subsection (A) in addition to all other penalties provided by law shall be punished for a first offense by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. Except as provided below, the magistrates court has jurisdiction over these offenses. If the person violating the provisions of subsection (A) is a candidate for public office, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars to be imposed by the State Ethics Commission for candidates subject to their jurisdiction and by the appropriate ethics committees of the General Assembly for candidates under their jurisdiction. A series of fraudulent statements or misrepresentations made by a candidate for a particular office during a particular election cycle is considered a single violation. A person including a candidate for public office who violates the provisions of subsection (A) for a second or subsequent time is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty days."

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

----XX----

This web page was last updated on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 10:13 A.M.