A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 172830, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OFFENSES FOR WHICH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING IS AVAILABLE, SO AS TO LIMIT THE OFFENSES FOR WHICH A PERSON MAY APPLY FOR FORENSIC DNA TESTING TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 172850, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR DNA TESTING AND NOTIFICATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR DNA TESTING TO BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT TO CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; TO AMEND SECTION 172890, RELATING TO AN APPLICANT FOR DNA AND ORDERS RELATED TO DNA TESTING’S HEARING SAMPLES, SO AS TO LIMIT COSTS PAID FOR BY THE STATE TO APPLICANTS FOR DNA TESTING WHO ARE FOUND BY A COURT TO BE INDIGENT; TO AMEND SECTION 1728120, RELATING TO FUNDING OF POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING, SO AS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT MAY BE EXPENDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND FROM ONEHUNDREDFIFTYTHOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO AMEND SECTION 1728320, RELATING TO OFFENSES FOR WHICH DNA EVIDENCE IS PRESERVED, SO AS TO LIMIT THE OFFENSES FOR WHICH DNA EVIDENCE MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE NEED NOT BE PRESERVED AFTER APPEALS ARE EXHAUSTED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 1728350, RELATING TO WILFUL DESTRUCTION OR TAMPERING WITH DNA EVIDENCE, SO AS TO ADD THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OR TAMPERING WITH DNA EVIDENCE TO THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 172830, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OFFENSES FOR WHICH POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING IS AVAILABLE, SO AS TO LIMIT THE OFFENSES FOR WHICH A PERSON MAY APPLY FOR FORENSIC DNA TESTING TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 172850, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR DNA TESTING AND NOTIFICATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR DNA TESTING TO BE MADE BY THE APPLICANT TO CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; TO AMEND SECTION 172890, RELATING TO AN APPLICANT FOR DNA TESTING’S HEARING AND ORDERS RELATED TO DNA SAMPLES, SO AS TO LIMIT COSTS PAID FOR BY THE STATE TO APPLICANTS FOR DNA TESTING WHO ARE FOUND BY A COURT TO BE INDIGENT; TO AMEND SECTION 1728120, RELATING TO FUNDING OF POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING, SO AS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT MAY BE EXPENDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND FROM ONEHUNDREDFIFTYTHOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO AMEND SECTION 1728320, RELATING TO OFFENSES FOR WHICH DNA EVIDENCE IS PRESERVED, SO AS TO LIMIT THE OFFENSES FOR WHICH DNA EVIDENCE MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE NEED NOT BE PRESERVED AFTER APPEALS ARE EXHAUSTED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 1728350, RELATING TO WILFUL DESTRUCTION OR TAMPERING WITH DNA EVIDENCE, SO AS TO ADD THE INTENTIONAL DESTRUCTION OR TAMPERING WITH DNA EVIDENCE TO THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE.
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