South Carolina Senate Bill 85 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 23 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, By Adding Section 23-3-90, To Grant The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Specific And Exclusive Jurisdiction And Authority To Conduct An Investigation Of All Officer-involved Shootings That Result, Or Could Have Resulted, In Bodily Injury Or Death, To Allow For An Investigation Of An Officer-involved Shooting To Be Completed By A Separate Law Enforcement Agency In Certain Circumstances, To Establish A Protocol For Evidence Collection And Processing In Certain Circumstances, To Grant An Investigating Officer The Same Authority As He Would Have In His Home Jurisdiction For The Duration Of An Investigation, To Establish A Procedure For The Forwarding Of Evidence To The Circuit Solicitor Upon Completion Of An Investigation, And To Establish Penalties For The Failure To Complete An Independent Investigation.

Grant SLED specific and exclusive jurisdiction to investigate all officer-involved shootings and other provisions

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	3	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0085&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/85_20201209.htm