South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4015


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4015
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990429
Primary Sponsor:                  Beck
All Sponsors:                     Beck
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22319cm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Identification mark, altered; criminal 
                                  offense established; Businesses, Crimes and 
                                  Offenses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990429  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-465 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL USE OF AN ARTICLE WITH AN ALTERED IDENTIFICATION MARK, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-13-465. (A) A person who buys, sells, receives, disposes, conceals, or has in his possession a radio, piano, phonograph, sewing machine, washing machine, typewriter, adding machine, comptometer, bicycle, firearm, safe, vacuum cleaner, dictaphone, watch, watch movement, watch case, or any other mechanical or electrical device, appliance, contrivance, material, or a piece of apparatus or equipment other than a motor vehicle from which he knows the manufacturer's name plate, serial number, or any other distinguishing number or identification mark has been removed for the purpose of concealing or destroying the identity of the article is guilty of the felony of criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark and, upon conviction must be imprisoned not less than one year and not more than five years.

(B) The provisions contained in this section do not apply to instances in which the changes or alterations contained in subsection (A) have been customarily made as an established practice in the ordinary and regular conduct of business by the original manufacturer or by his direct representative or under the authorization from the original manufacturer."

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

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