South Carolina Senate Bill 166 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 As Required, 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 Certain Terms.

Law Enforcement and Public Safety

Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2016-12-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-12-13	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=0166&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/166_20161213.htm