South Carolina House Bill 3189

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "contraband Cell Phone Act" By Adding Chapter 4 To Title 24 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Allow Supervising Law Enforcement Officers With Reasonable Suspicion To Believe That Contraband Cell Phones Exist In A Prison Or Local Detention Facility To Authorize The Use Of Any Electronic Device To Detect And Confirm Such Presence, To Allow Supervising Law Enforcement Officers Who Confirm The Presence Of Contraband Cell Phones To Apply For An Ex Parte Order Requesting Suspension Of Service For Such Contraband Cell Phones, To Authorize The Circuit Courts Of This State To Issue Ex Parte Orders Requiring Cellular Service Providers To Suspend Cellular Service To Identified Contraband Cell Phones, To Require Cellular Service Providers To Discontinue Cellular Service To Contraband Cell Phones Upon Receipt Of Orders Issued Pursuant To This Chapter, To Allow Cellular Service Subscribers Affected By Orders Issued Pursuant To This Chapter To Challenge The Suspension Of Service, And To Provide Immunity From Civil Liability To Certain Persons And Entities For Compliance With The Provisions Of This Chapter; And By Adding Section 24-3-975 So As To Provide That, Subject To Certain Exceptions, It Is Unlawful To Possess Within Or Introduce Upon The Grounds Of A Correctional Facility A Telecommunication Device, To Define The Term "telecommunication Device", And To Provide A Penalty For A Violation Of This Provision.

Contraband cell phones

Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Jerry Carter [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]
Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

S0117 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	3	975	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3189&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3189_20221208.htm