South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-5-5 So As To Define Person, Funding Entity, And Riot; By Amending Section 16-5-90, Relating To Preservation Of Property Owner's Right Of Action Against Participants In Mob Or Riot Resulting In Damage To Property, So As To Include Actions Against A Funding Entity And Establish A Funding Entity Is Responsible For Damages To Property; By Amending Section 16-5-130, Relating To Penalties For Instigating, Aiding, Or Participating In Riot, So As To Include Funding Or Providing Materials As Part Of Offense; By Amending Section 16-5-140, Relating To Enforcement Of Chapter, So As To Permit The Attorney General, Solicitors, Or Their Designees To Institute Proceedings Against Funding Entities Under Section 17-25-322; And By Amending Section 16-7-20, Relating To Powers Of Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Permit Law Enforcement Officers Called To Duty By The Governor Under Section 1-3-450 Due To Riot Or Unlawful Assemblage To Use Dye Or Paint To Identify A Person That May Be Charged Under Section 16-5-130.
Scrivener's error corrected (2026-01-21)