South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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S. 191

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Rice and Turner
Document Path: LC-0101AHB25.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2025
Judiciary

Summary: Search warrants, copy of search warrants and affidavits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/14/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 113)
1/14/2025 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 113)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/14/2025



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-13-150, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PERSON SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT MUST BE FURNISHED A COPY OF THE WARRANT AND THE SUPPORTING AFFIDAVIT, SO AS TO REMOVE THE AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE FOR DELIVERY OF A COPY OF THE INVENTORY IF DEMANDED BY THE PERSON UPON WHOM THE SEARCH WARRANT IS SERVED.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 17-13-150 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    Section 17-13-150. When anya person is served with a search warrant, suchthe person shallmust be furnished with a copy of the warrant along with the affidavit upon which such warrant was issuedand, if a copy of the inventory is demanded by the person from whose person or premises the property is taken, a copy of the inventory must be delivered to him.

 

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

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