Current Status Bill Number:4983 Ratification Number:489 Act Number:349 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980408 Primary Sponsor:McLeod All Sponsors:McLeod Drafted Document Number:psd\7352ac.98 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980527 Date of Last Amendment:19980505 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980608 Subject:Police report, false; unlawful to file; Crimes and Offenses, Law Enforcement, Officers
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980617 Act No. A349 ------ 19980608 Signed by Governor ------ 19980604 Ratified R489 Senate 19980527 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19980526 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 19980520 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19980507 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19980506 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19980505 Amended, read second time House 19980429 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19980408 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A349, R489, H4983)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-722 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO KNOWINGLY FILE A FALSE POLICE REPORT, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO REQUIRE RESTITUTION TO BE PAID TO THE INVESTIGATING AGENCY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN THE INVESTIGATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Unlawful to knowingly file false police report
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 16-17-722. (A) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly file a false police report.
(B) A person who violates subsection (A) by falsely reporting a felony is guilty of a felony and upon conviction must be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both.
(C) A person who violates subsection (A) by falsely reporting a misdemeanor is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be imprisoned not more than thirty days or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
(D) In imposing a sentence under this section, the judge may require the offender to pay restitution to the investigating agency to offset costs incurred in investigating the false police report.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 8th day of June, 1998.