| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 55 0020 |
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| 2 | 2 | | S. R. 123 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Senate Resolution 123 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Senators Burns of the 23rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Anderson of the 24th and Harbison of |
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| 6 | 6 | | the 15th |
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| 7 | 7 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | Urging the Attorney General to negotiate with the State of South Carolina terms of a |
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| 10 | 10 | | reciprocal immunity agreement for officials of either state carrying out certain official duties2 |
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| 11 | 11 | | in the territorial limits of the other state that can be adopted by the legislatures of each state;3 |
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| 12 | 12 | | and for other purposes.4 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, the proximity of the Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government with5 |
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| 14 | 14 | | the State of South Carolina has created situations where officials of the Augusta-Richmond6 |
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| 15 | 15 | | County consolidated government, including law enforcement officers, have to carry out some7 |
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| 16 | 16 | | of their official duties in the State of South Carolina, including without limitation rendering8 |
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| 17 | 17 | | aid or assistance and operating motor vehicles in the State of South Carolina; and9 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, such officials of the Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government as10 |
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| 19 | 19 | | well as other state, county, municipality, or consolidated government officials who carry out11 |
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| 20 | 20 | | some of their official duties in the State of South Carolina may not have the same immunity12 |
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| 21 | 21 | | protections as when those officials carry out their official duties in this state; and13 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, ensuring that such officials have the same immunity protections in the State of14 |
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| 23 | 23 | | South Carolina as they do in this state when carrying out their official duties would promote15 23 LC 55 0020 |
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| 24 | 24 | | S. R. 123 |
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| 26 | 26 | | cooperation between such officials and officials of the State of South Carolina and would |
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| 28 | 28 | | enable such officials to carry out their official duties without fear of lawsuits.17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | urge the Attorney General to negotiate with the State of South Carolina to reach satisfactory19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | terms of a reciprocal immunity agreement for officials of either state carrying out certain20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | official duties in the territorial limits of the other state that can be adopted by the legislatures21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of each state.22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Attorney24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | General and other employees of the Department of Law.25 |
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