South Carolina Senate Bill 190 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Create The Offense Of Sexting For A Person Less Than Eighteen Years Of Age; To Provide For Civil Fines And Costs For Committing A First Or Second Offense; To Provide For A Misdemeanor And A Criminal Fine And Costs For Committing Three Or More Offenses; To Prohibit The Arrest Or Placement In The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice Or Other Confinement For Committing A First Or Second Offense, With Certain Exceptions; To Prohibit Prosecution Of A Person Who Has Committed A First Or Second Sexting Offense Under This Section Of Committing Certain Other Crimes; To Prohibit Placement On The Sex Offender Registry For Committing An Offense Under This Section; To Provide For Contempt Of Court And Required Community Service For Failure To Pay Fines For First And Second Offenses; And To Vest Exclusive Jurisdiction To Hear Alleged Offenses In The Municipal And Magistrates Court.

Sexting

Sen. Michael Fair [R]

Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-12-10	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	15	386	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0190&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/190_20141210.htm