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Bill 357

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      357
Ratification Number:              12
Act Number:                       9
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990119
Primary Sponsor:                  Hayes
All Sponsors:                     Hayes, Giese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22113cm99.doc
Companion Bill Number:            3310
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990312
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        19990323
Subject:                          Police officers jurisdiction when in 
                                  pursuit of county or state offender expanded; 
                                  Law Enforcement, Torts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  19990409  Act No. A9
------  19990323  Signed by Governor
------  19990317  Ratified R12
House   19990312  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19990311  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 19990312
House   19990309  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
Senate  19990304  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990303  Co-Sponsor added by Senator                    Giese
Senate  19990303  Read second time
Senate  19990224  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  19990119  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 24, 1999 - Word format
Revised on March 9, 1999 - Word format

(A9, R12, S357)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-13-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S JURISDICTION WHEN HE IS IN PURSUIT OF AN OFFENDER, SO AS TO EXPAND THE JURISDICTION OF COUNTY POLICE AUTHORITIES WHEN THEY PURSUE OFFENDERS WHO VIOLATE A COUNTY ORDINANCE OR STATE STATUTE.

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

County police authorities

SECTION 1. Section 17-13-40(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 265 of 1998, is amended to read:

"(B) When the police authorities of a county are in pursuit of an offender for a violation of a county ordinance or statute of this State committed within the county, the authorities may arrest the offender, with or without a warrant, at a place within the county, or at a place within an adjacent county."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of March, 1999.

Approved the 23rd day of March, 1999.

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