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SC H3056
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Wooten
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AI Summary
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Creates a new criminal offense of "reckless endangerment" under South Carolina law (Section 16-3-65)
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Defines reckless endangerment as engaging in conduct that recklessly places another person in danger of death or great bodily injury, intentionally discharging a firearm in populated or residential areas, or unlawfully firing a gun from a motor vehicle in a manner likely to cause death or serious injury
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Requires proof of awareness and conscious disregard of an unjustifiable risk; violation of a statute alone does not constitute reckless endangerment
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Classifies the offense as a felony punishable by up to $15,000 in fines and/or up to 15 years imprisonment
Legislative Description
Reckless endangerment
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2025