South Carolina Senate Bill 612 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A Bill To Amend Chapter 1, Title 23, South Carolina Code Of Laws, 1976, By Adding Section 23-1-242 Relating To Law Enforcement Body Worn Cameras, To Prohibit The Deletion Or Destruction Of The Data From A Body-worn Camera With The Intent To Alter Or Influence A Criminal Action, Criminal Investigation, An Internal Police Investigation, A Civil Action Or Potential Civil Action If Notice Is Provided By The Adverse Party, Or If Litigation Is Reasonably Anticipated, And To Provide Penalties; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Section Do Not Apply To Persons Following The Policies And Procedures Established By The Agency Or The Law Enforcement Training Council; And To Amend Section 23-1-240(d) To Provide For The Circumstances In Which The Policy And Procedures Established By The Agencies Must Include For The Activation Of The Recordings, To Include Activation At The Scene Of Violent Crimes, Traffic Stops, Accident Investigations, Public Drunkenness, Persons Committing Disorderly Conduct, Arrests, Contact With Emotionally Disturbed Persons, Or Incidents With Weapons, The Use Of Force, Or Adversarial Contact.

Body cameras

Sen. Marlon Kimpson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-04-04	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	242	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0612&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/612_20170404.htm