An Act to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by Adding Section 16-17-425 So as to Provide It Is Unlawful for School or College Students to Make Threats to Take the Lives of or to Inflict Bodily Harm Upon Others by Using Any Form of Communication Whatsoever, and to Provide the Section May Not Be Construed to Repeal, Replace, or Preclude Application of Any Other Criminal Statute; and to Amend Section 16-17-420, Relating to Offenses Involving Disturbing Schools, So as to Restructure the Offenses to Provide a Delineated List of Those Actions Which Constitute a Violation, to Limit Its Application to Actions by Persons Who Are Not Students, to Define Necessary Terminology, to Revise the Penalty for a Violation of a Disturbing Schools Offense, and to Eliminate Jurisdiction of Summary Courts and Family Courts. - Ratified Title
It became law on May 31, 2018.
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- May 31, 2018
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