Text of SC S 72 (2023)

Murder, hate crime aggravating circumstances

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South Carolina General Assembly 125th Session, 2023-2024 Bill 72 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill TO AMEND SECTION 16‑3‑20 OF THE South Carolina CODE, RELATING TO STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, TO ADD AS A STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE CASES IN WHICH A MURDER WAS COMMITTED AGAINST A PERSON BECAUSE OF THE PERSON’S ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR DISABILITY. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 16320(C)(a) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new subitem to read: ( ) The murder was committed against a person because of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. XX ----XX---- This web page was last updated on December 02, 2022 at 10:26 AM