S 0038 General Bill, By Malloy
Summary: SLED; grant SLED specific and exclusive jurisdiction to investigate all officer-involved shootings
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-90 SO AS TO GRANT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SPECIFIC AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF ALL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS THAT RESULT, OR COULD HAVE RESULTED, IN BODILY INJURY OR DEATH, TO ALLOW FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING TO BE COMPLETED BY A SEPARATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL FOR EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO GRANT AN INVESTIGATING OFFICER THE SAME AUTHORITY AS HE WOULD HAVE IN HIS HOME JURISDICTION FOR THE DURATION OF THE INVESTIGATION, TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR THE FORWARDING OF THE EVIDENCE TO THE CIRCUIT SOLICITOR UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLETE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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12/12/18	Senate	Prefiled
12/12/18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/08/19	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 56)
01/08/19	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 56)
01/11/19	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Sabb, Climer, Goldfinch, Talley
01/23/19	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 6)
01/24/19		Scrivener's error corrected