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
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
April 3, 2014
H. 4259
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.
