South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3034

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Wooten and Leber
Document Path: LC-0013AHB23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House

Summary: 911 call abuse

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 46)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 46)
1/12/2023 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

TO AMEND the south carolina code of laws by amending SECTION 23-47-80, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR 911 CALL ABUSE INCLUDING FALSE REPORTING, SO AS TO INCLUDE 911 CALL ABUSE VIA TEXT MESSAGING.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 23-47-80 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

   Section 23-47-80.   (A) It is unlawful for a person anonymously or otherwise to:

      (1) use any words or language of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature on an emergency 911 number with the intent to intimidate or harass a dispatcher;

      (2) contact the emergency 911 number, whether or not conversation ensues for the purpose of annoying or harassing the dispatcher or interfering with or disrupting emergency 911 service;

      (3) make contact with a 911 dispatcher and intentionally fail to hang up or disengage the connection for the purpose of interfering with or disrupting emergency service;

      (4) text 911 in such a volume to disrupt the emergency service; or

      (5) contact the emergency 911 number and intentionally make a false report.

   (B) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than two hundred dollars, or both.

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

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