1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 122nd Session, 2017-2018 3 4 S. 432 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 General Bill 9 Sponsors: Senator Verdin 10 Document Path: l:\s-res\dbv\006conc.dmr.dbv.docx 11 Companion/Similar bill(s): 88 12 13 Introduced in the Senate on February 16, 2017 14 Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary 15 16 Summary: Institutional Concealed Weapons Permit 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 2/16/2017 Senate Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journalpage 6) 23 2/16/2017 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( Senate Journalpage 6) 24 25 View the latest legislative information at the website 26 27 28 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 29 30 2/16/2017 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A BILL 10 11 TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-220 OF THE 1976 CODE, 12 RELATING TO A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EMPLOYER’S 13 POSTING OF A SIGN PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF A 14 CONCEALED WEAPON ON THE EMPLOYERS’ PREMISES, 15 TO CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR A CONCEALED 16 WEAPONS PERMIT HOLDER WHO IS INJURED WHILE ON 17 THE PREMISES OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS PROHIBITED 18 THE CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT HOLDER FROM 19 CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON; TO AMEND 20 SECTION 16-23-20 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE 21 UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUNS AND 22 EXCEPTIONS, TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION TO ALLOW 23 ANYONE TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON DURING A 24 MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER DECLARED BY THE 25 GOVERNOR AND TO PLACE CERTAIN TIME PERIODS ON 26 THIS EXCEPTION; AND TO AMEND ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 27 31, TITLE 23 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO 28 CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS, BY ADDING SECTION 29 23-31-218, TO CREATE AN INSTITUTIONAL CONCEALED 30 WEAPONS PERMIT, TO REQUIRE THE STATE LAW 31 ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO PROMULGATE 32 REGULATIONS RELATING THE CURRICULUM AND 33 TRAINING REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INSTITUTIONAL 34 CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT, AND TO ALLOW 35 INSTITUTIONAL CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT 36 HOLDERS TO CARRY A CONCEALABLE WEAPON IN 37 SCHOOLS, DAYCARES, CHURCHES, AND HOSPITALS. 38 39 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South 40 Carolina: 41

[432] 2 1 SECTION 1. This act shall be entitled the South Carolina 2 Citizens’ Self-Defense Act of 2017. 3 4 SECTION 2. Section 23-31-220 of the 1976 Code is amended to 5 read: 6 7 “Section 23-31-220. (A) Nothing contained in this article shall 8 in any way be construed to limit, diminish, or otherwise infringe 9 upon: 10 (1) the right of a public or private employer to prohibit a 11 person who is licensed under this article from carrying a 12 concealable weapon upon the premises of the business or work 13 place or while using any machinery, vehicle, or equipment owned 14 or operated by the business; 15 (2) the right of a private property owner or person in legal 16 possession or control to allow or prohibit the carrying of a 17 concealable weapon upon his premises. 18 The posting by the employer, owner, or person in legal 19 possession or control of a sign stating 'No Concealable Weapons 20 Allowed' shall constitute notice to a person holding a permit issued 21 pursuant to this article that the employer, owner, or person in legal 22 possession or control requests that concealable weapons not be 23 brought upon the premises or into the work place. A person who 24 brings a concealable weapon onto the premises or work place in 25 violation of the provisions of this paragraph may be charged with a 26 violation of Section 16-11-620. In addition to the penalties 27 provided in Section 16-11-620, a person convicted of a second or 28 subsequent violation of the provisions of this paragraph must have 29 his permit revoked for a period of one year. The prohibition 30 contained in this section does not apply to persons specified in 31 Section 16-23-20, item (1). 32 (B) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection 33 (A), a premises owner or a person in legal possession of a premises 34 who posts a sign, in compliance with this chapter, that prohibits 35 the carrying of a concealable weapon on the premises, is strictly 36 liable for any injury sustained by a concealed weapon permit 37 holder from the perpetrator of a crime while on a posted premises. 38 A premises owner who is subject to this provision is civilly liable 39 to compensate the permit holder for damages from injuries that are 40 sustained and all attorney fees and costs incurred in any action the 41 permit holder files against the owner or person in possession of the 42 posted premises.” 43

[432] 3 1 SECTION 3. Section 16-23-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by 2 adding: 3 4 “(17) a person who carries a concealed weapon on or about his 5 or her person but does not possess a concealed weapons permit 6 pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23, if in the act of 7 evacuating during a mandatory evacuation order issued during a 8 state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to Section 9 25-1-440. As used in this item, the term ‘in the act of evacuating’ 10 means the immediate and urgent movement of a person away from 11 the evacuation zone within forty-eight hours after a mandatory 12 evacuation is ordered. The forty-eight hours may be extended by 13 an order issued by the Governor.” 14 15 SECTION 4. Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is 16 amended by adding: 17 18 “Section 23-31-218. (A) In addition to permits issued for 19 concealed weapons pursuant to Section 23-31-215, SLED shall 20 issue an institutional concealed weapons permit. 21 (B) In order to obtain an institutional concealed weapons 22 permit, an individual must meet all the requirements for a 23 concealed weapons permit contained in this article and, on an 24 annual basis, participate in a training course held at the South 25 Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. The State Law Enforcement 26 Division shall promulgate regulations detailing the curriculum and 27 requirements for the institutional concealed weapons course. 28 (C) Notwithstanding Section 23-31-215(M), a person 29 holding an institutional concealed weapons permit shall be allowed 30 to carry a concealable weapon into a: 31 (1) school or college athletic event not related to firearms; 32 (2) daycare facility or preschool facility; 33 (3) church or other established religious sanctuary; or 34 (4) hospital, medical clinic, doctor's office, or any other 35 facility where medical services or procedures are performed.” 36 37 SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the 38 Governor. 39 XX 40

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