H3491: Citizen and Taxpayer Protection Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, So As To Enact The "citizen And Taxpayer Protection Act"; By Adding Section 8-1-90 So As To Declare That A Public Officer Ordering Law Enforcement To Prohibit Enforcement Provisions Of The Citizen And Taxpayer Protection Act Is Guilty Of Misconduct In Office; By Adding Section 10-1-220 So As To Prohibit Camping On State-owned Land That Is Not Designated For Camping; By Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Designate An Assault On A First Responder As A Separate Crime; By Adding Section 16-5-150 So As To Prohibit The Unlawful Obstruction Of Public Highways And Roads; To Amend Section 16-3-210, Relating To Assault And Battery By A Mob, So As To Establish A Presumption For Premeditation And To Remove Nonbinding Law; To Amend Section 16-3-1075, Relating To Felony Carjacking, So As To Add A Presumption When An Attempt To Take A Motor Vehicle Is Committed By A Mob; To Amend Section 16-5-130, Relating To Penalties For Instigating, Aiding, Or Participating In A Riot, So As To Include A Mandatory Order Of Restitution Upon Conviction; To Amend Section 16-11-440, So As To Include References To The Definition Of "mob"; To Amend Section 16-23-410, Relating To Pointing A Firearm At Another Person, So As To Provide A Defense When A Person Is Being Confronted By A Mob; And To Amend Section 23-31-520, Relating To The Power To Regulate Public Use Of Firearms And The Confiscation Of Firearms Or Ammunition, So As To Remove The Authority Of A County, Municipality, Or Political Subdivision To Regulate Gun Discharge Or The Brandishment Of A Firearm.