Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3640 Primary Sponsor:J. Brown Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicles for hire, operators of Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/3180.AL Introduced Date:Mar 05, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 05, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:J. Brown Hallman McLeod Wright Smith Corning Harvin Altman Jaskwhich Farr Shirley McCraw Waldrop A. Young Littlejohn McGinnis Cato Snow Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3640 House Mar 05, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ROBBERY OF OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, TO PROHIBIT PAROLE UNTIL A MINIMUM TERM HAS BEEN SERVED, AND TO PROHIBIT SUSPENSION OF THE SENTENCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-11-370 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-11-370. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary, any Any person who may hereafter, by way of threat, torture tortures, or the exhibition of exhibits a deadly weapon, or the discharge of discharges a pistol or gun, attempt attempts the robbery of, or shall rob robs, any a person engaged in the performance of his duties as an operator of a motor vehicle being used for the transportation of passengers for hire shall be deemed is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall must be punished by imprisonment for imprisoned not less than five fifteen years nor more than twenty-five years, in the discretion of the court. No part of the sentence may be suspended. No adult person convicted under the provisions of this section is eligible for parole until he has served at least fifteen years of his sentence. The provisions of the Youthful Offender Act do not apply to this section in imposing a sentence."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.