South Carolina General Assembly 122nd Session, 2017-2018 H. 3198 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Reps. McKnight and King Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\7024ahb17.docx Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017 Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary Summary: Filing false police reports HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/15/2016 House Prefiled 12/15/2016 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/10/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal - page 109 ) 1/10/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal - page 109 ) View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 12/15/2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
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South Carolina General Assembly122nd Session, 2017-2018
H. 3198
STATUS INFORMATION
General BillSponsors: Reps. McKnight and KingDocument Path: l:\council\bills\bh\7024ahb17.docx
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Filing false police reports
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/15/2016 House Prefiled12/15/2016 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary1/10/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal - page 109 )1/10/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal - page 109 )
View the latest legislative information at the website
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/15/2016
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A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-722, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF FILING FALSE POLICE REPORTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE PURVIEW OF THE OFFENSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-17-722 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 16-17-722. (A) It is unlawful for a person, including a law enforcement officer, to knowingly file a false police report.
(B) A person who violates subsection (A) by falsely reporting a felony, or a law enforcement officer who files a false police report alleging 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, or a law enforcement officer who files a false police report alleging 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.”
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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