A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28 TO TITLE 16 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA ANTI-RACKETEERING ACT", TO PROHIBIT THE ACQUISITION OR RETENTION OF AN INTEREST IN AN ENTERPRISE, REAL PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OBTAINED THROUGH A PATTERN OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITIES, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY AND ALLOW FOR CERTAIN ORDERS FROM A COURT OF APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION ON A PERSON, TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE CERTAIN RULES FOR A RICO FORFEITURE PROCEEDING, TO AUTHORIZE THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF A VALID JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF A JURISDICTION THAT HAS A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LAW TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA ANTI-RACKETEERING ACT, TO ESTABLISH AND PROVIDE CERTAIN RULES FOR A RICO LIEN NOTICE, AND TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY BY AN ALIEN CORPORATION; TO AMEND 2-17-110, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS OF LOBBYISTS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LOBBYIST FROM SERVING IN A CAMPAIGN POSITION OR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR A CANDIDATE; TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-755, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A CURRENT OR FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM SERVING IN A CAMPAIGN POSITION OR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR A CANDIDATE AND PROHIBIT A FORMER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE FROM SERVING AS A LOBBYIST OR ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM A PERSON REGULATED BY THE FORMER PUBLIC EMPLOYER.
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Introduced Apr 25, 2018
Last action Apr 25, 2018
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Apr 25, 2018
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Apr 25, 2018
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
State
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Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton
RRepublican
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William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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