South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 1292

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Sponsors: Senators Ceips, Ford, Patterson, Anderson, Williams, Pinckney, Knotts, Cromer, Malloy, Reese, Land, Short, Cleary, Jackson, Campbell, Courson, McGill, Lourie, Thomas, Ritchie, Elliott, Vaughn, Verdin, Scott, Alexander, Bryant and Matthews
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Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Military decoration

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/15/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   4/15/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
   4/21/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen, Lourie, 
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4/15/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 16, TITLE 17 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-736, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO FALSELY REPRESENTS BEING AWARDED A MILITARY DECORATION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 17, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-17-736.    (A)    Any person who, orally, in writing, or by wearing any military decoration, falsely represents himself or herself to have been awarded any military decoration, with the intent to defraud, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, may be fined up five hundred dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both.

(B)    For purposes of this section, "military decoration" means any decoration or medal from the United States military, or any service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or any colorable imitation of such item."

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

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