Bill Text: SC H4259 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-06-02 - Act No. 175 [H4259 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2013-H4259-Comm_Sub.html


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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 3, 2014

H. 4259

Introduced by Reps. Goldfinch and Clemmons

S. Printed 4/3/14--S.

Read the first time January 21, 2014.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-760 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY SERVICE INTEGRITY AND PRESERVATION ACT", TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO, WITH THE INTENT OF SECURING A TANGIBLE BENEFIT, KNOWINGLY AND FALSELY REPRESENTS HIMSELF TO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OR TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED A DECORATION, MEDAL, RIBBON, OR OTHER DEVICE AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS OR PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 17, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-17-760.    (A)    This section may be cited as the 'South Carolina Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act'.

(B)    A person who, with the intent of securing a tangible benefit, knowingly and falsely represents himself through a written or oral communication, including a resume, to have:

(1)    served in the Armed Forces of the United States, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both; or

(2)    been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, a Distinguished-Service Cross, a Navy Cross, an Air Force Cross, a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, a Combat Infantryman's Badge, a Combat Action Badge, a Combat Medical Badge, a Combat Action Ribbon, or a Combat Action Medal as authorized by Congress or pursuant to federal law for the Armed Forces of the United States, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

(C)    For purposes of this section, 'tangible benefit' includes:

(1)    a benefit relating to military service provided by the federal government or a state or local government;

(2)    employment or personal advancement;

(3)    financial remuneration; or

(4)    an effect on the outcome of a criminal or civil court proceeding.

(5)    an effect on an election which is presumed if the representation is made by a candidate for public office."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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