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Sponsors: Reps. King, Cobb-Hunter, McDaniel, Brawley, McKnight, Jefferson, Murray, Anderson, S. Williams, Gilliard, Govan, Robinson and Wheeler
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Introduced in the House on March 29, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Crime scene images
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/29/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 71)
3/29/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 71)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-780 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF SENSITIVE CRIME SCENE IMAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THROUGH OTHER SIMILAR MEANS, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 17, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-17-780. (A) As used in this section, the term:
(1) 'Sensitive crime scene image' means a photograph or video recording taken at a crime scene, contained in or part of a criminal case, that depicts a person, whether deceased or not, in a state of dismemberment, decapitation, or similar mutilation or that depicts the person's genitalia.
(2) 'Social media' means a category of Internet sites based on user participation and user-generated content centered on user interaction.
(B) It is unlawful for a person, in connection with a social media service, or through other similar means, to utilize a social media service to knowingly post or otherwise publish a sensitive crime scene image. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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