Bill Text: SC H3056 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 3056 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Employment by a law enforcement agency

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3056 Detail]

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-235 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE A PERSON MAY BE EMPLOYED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THIS STATE, HE MUST UNDERGO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK WHICH SPANS AT LEAST TEN YEARS.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-1-235. Before a person may be employed by a law enforcement agency in this State, he must undergo a criminal background check which spans at least ten years."

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