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
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
12/15/2016HousePrefiled
12/15/2016HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2017HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage109)
1/10/2017HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary(House Journalpage109)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/15/2016
ABILL
TO AMEND SECTION 1617722, 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:
SECTION1.Section 1617722 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 1617722.(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.”
SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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