South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3162

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Duncan, M.A. Pitts, E.H. Pitts, Taylor, Anthony, W.D. Smith, J.M. Neal, Pinson, Hayes, Jennings, McGee, G.R. Smith, Wilkins, Vaughn, Young, Kirsh, Bailey, Battle, Witherspoon, Ballentine, Hinson, Mahaffey, Toole and Clark
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Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on May 25, 2005
Last Amended on May 24, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Sports Officials and Coaches Protection Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-106
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-106
   5/18/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        HJ-143
   5/19/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clark
   5/24/2005  House   Amended HJ-40
   5/24/2005  House   Read second time HJ-42
   5/25/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-28
   5/25/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-20
   5/25/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-20
    6/7/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, 
                        Bryant

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004
5/18/2005
5/24/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

May 24, 2005

H. 3162

Introduced by Reps. Duncan, M.A. Pitts, E.H. Pitts, Taylor, Anthony, W.D. Smith, J.M. Neal, Pinson, Hayes, Jennings, McGee, G.R. Smith, Wilkins, Vaughn, Young, Kirsh, Bailey, Battle, Witherspoon, Ballentine, Hinson, Mahaffey, Toole and Clark

S. Printed 5/24/05--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTS OFFICIALS AND COACHES PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-611 TO THE 1976 CODE SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO COMMIT AN ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON A SPORTS OFFICIAL OR COACH DURING AND AFTER AN ATHLETIC CONTEST AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS INCLUDING ENHANCED PENALTIES WHEN A WEAPON IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY UPON A SPORTS OFFICIAL OR COACH.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    This act is known as and may be cited as the "South Carolina Sports Officials and Coaches Protection Act".

SECTION    2.    Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-3-611.    (A)    A person commits the crime of assault and battery upon a sports official or coach when, in committing an assault and battery, he knows the individual assaulted to be a sports official or coach at any level of competition and the act causing the assault and battery to the sports official or coach occurred within an athletic facility or an indoor or outdoor playing field or within the immediate vicinity of the athletic facility or an indoor or outdoor playing field at which the sports official or coach was an active participant in the athletic contests held at the athletic facility. For the purposes of this subsection, 'sports official' means a person at an athletic contest who enforces the rules of the contest, such as an umpire or referee, and 'coach' means a person recognized as a coach by the sanctioning authority that conducted the athletic contest.

(B)    The provisions of this section apply during the athletic contest and for a period of two hours following the conclusion of the athletic contest.

(C)(1)    A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, for a first offense when a weapon is not used must be punished by a term of imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both.

(2)    A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, for a second or subsequent offense when a weapon is not used must be punished by a term of imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars, or both."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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