South Carolina Senate Bill 308

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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 #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws Relating To Law Enforcement And Public Safety, By Adding Section 23-1-242, So As To Prohibit The Deletion Or Destruction Of Data From A Body-worn Camera With The Intent To Alter Or Influence A Criminal Action, Criminal Investigation, Internal Police Investigation, Civil Action, Or Potential Civil Action If Notice Is Provided By The Adverse Party, Or If Litigation Is Reasonably Anticipated, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide Exemptions; And By Amending Section 23-1-240, Relating To Policies And Procedures For The Use Of Body-worn Cameras, So As To Provide That A Trial Judge May Instruct A Jury That It May Infer Negligence If An Officer Wearing A Body-worn Camera Failed To Produce Video.

Body cameras

Sen. Marlon Kimpson [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
2022-12-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-07	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	242	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0308&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/308_20221207.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/308_20230727.htm