South Carolina Senate Bill 73

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-27 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Amend Chapter 1, Title 23 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Relating To Law Enforcement And Public Safety, By Adding Section 23-1-250, To Provide That Certain Statements Made During Questioning Or Interrogation Must Be Audio Or Video Recorded, To Provide That A Court Must Instruct A Jury That It May Draw An Adverse Inference For A Law Enforcement Officer Who Fails To Record A Statement, To Provide The Circumstances In Which A Person's Statement May Be Used For Impeachment Purposes, To Provide The Circumstances In Which A Statement Obtained In Another State Or By The Federal Government Is Admissible In This State, To Provide That An Inaudible Portion Of A Recording Does Not Render It Inadmissible, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Law enforcement interrogation

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0073&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/73_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/73_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/73_20230727.htm