Board Meeting Minutes

South Carolina Victim Assistance Network

December 8, 2005

President: Brett Macgargle

 

PRESENT:

Brett Macgargle

Ritchie Tidwell

Hope Blackley

Larry Bergmann

Pam Gregory

Vicki Bourus

Margaret Frierson

Saylor Fox

Anne Wolf

Kay Holmes

Gwen Herod

Marian Lindsey

Lillian Garcia

Anne Laver

Veronica Swain

Laura Hudson

Dottie Cronise

Melissa

Gail

 

ABSENT:

Mary Ann Stroup

Don Zelenka

Lynn Hawkins

Carol Wyatt

Dean Kilpatrick

 

Brett Macgargle called meeting to order.

 

Board reviewed minutes from previous Board Meeting. Minutes of October 20, 2005 Board meeting accepted with no changes.

 

No Financial Report was given. 

 

New Business

4 Committees met from September to November.  12/13 is the last day for prefiling.  Numerous bills were left over from last year that either passed the House or Senate.

 

General Law Committee (See handout for bill numbers)

1)      adds victims

2)      2) introduced previously by Senator Jakie Knotts.  Brought by victim.  Will be felony offense if predicate offense is a felony.

3)      Addition of defendant = violent crime.  Prior introduction by Knotts.

Question:  add ABHAN?  Not statute.  Solicitors like it “non-violent” for purposes of pleas.

 

Question:  add ABHAN?  Not statute.  Solicitors like it “non-violent” for purposes of pleas.

 

VOTE:

Vickie Bourus votes to accept

Ritchie seconds

All in favor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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