Bills Assigned to Keyword - Police (6)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


H 3126 Requires custodial interrogations to be video recordedSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires certain statements made during a custodial interrogation to be video recorded. This bill also requires the court to instruct the jury that it may draw an adverse inference for a law enforcement officer who does not video record a statement related to a crime.
Sponsor: Rutherford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/11/2011
Keywords: Police Public Safety
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H 3265 Illegal for a person to flee from a law enforcement officerSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a person from fleeing from a law enforcement officer under certain circumstances.
Sponsor: D.C. Moss House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/11/2011
Keywords: Police
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H 3606 Allows only law enforcement agencies to seek arrest warrants04.05.11 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.10.11 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment provides that an arrest warrant can only be issued by a member of a law enforcement agency acting in their official capacity. Also, it states that if an arrest warrant is sought by anyone other than law enforcement it must be a courtesy summons.  If the defendant fails to appear in court on the courtesy summons, the court must issue an arrest warrant if the sworn statement in the courtesy summons establishes probable cause. Summary of the bill as introduced: Prevents entities other than law enforcement agencies from seeking arrest warrants except in cases of fraudulent checks. If the check is presented to the magistrate at the time the warrant is sought, a warrant may be issued by the magistrate.
Sponsor: Harrison House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords: Police Public Safety
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H 5030 Municipal law enforcement officers transfer to a multijurisdictional task forceSummary of the bill as introduced: Deletes the provision that requires a county or municipality that sends an officer to another county or municipality to be reimbursed for services by the county or municipality to which the officer is transferred or assigned. This bill also requires the local governments affected by the change to be notified by their law enforcement divisions of any task force agreement execution or termination.
Sponsor: Tallon House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/15/2012
Keywords: Courts Police
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S 0796 Law enforcement officers stoping vehicles outside of their jurisdictionsSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows a law enforcement officer who is operating a law enforcement vehicle outside his jurisdiction to stop and detain certain vehicles and their operators.
Sponsor: Thomas House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords: Police Public Safety
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S 0902 Clarifies enumerated speed thresholdsSummary of the bill as introduced: Clarifies penalties for speeding over the posted speed limit.
Sponsor: Cromer House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Transportation Status Date: 5/19/2011
Keywords: Police Public Safety
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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc