South Carolina H 3594: Wiretapping, all parties

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2025-2026 Bill 3594 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 12, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3594

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 17-30-30, RELATING TO THE INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC 
COMMUNICATIONS BY EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND BY 
PERSONS ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, SO AS TO PROVIDE INTERCEPTION 
OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS BY PERSONS IS LAWFUL IF ALL PARTIES 
CONSENT PRIOR TO THE INTERCEPTION.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 17-30-30 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
17-30-30. (A) It is lawful under 
this chapter for an officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Communications 
Commission, in the normal course of his employment and in discharge of the 
monitoring responsibilities exercised by the commission in the enforcement of 47 
U.S.C. Chapter 5, to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication 
transmitted by radio or to disclose or use the information thereby obtained.

 (B) 
It is lawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to 
intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, wherewhen the person is a party to the communication or one if all of the parties 
to the communication hashave 
given prior consent to the interception.

 (C) 
It is lawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to 
intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication wherewhen the person is a party to the communication or where one if all of the 
parties to the communication hashave given prior consent to the interception.

SECTION 2. The repeal or amendment by this act 
of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect 
pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, 
discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred 
under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision 
shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all 
laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in 
full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested 
right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal 
existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of 
rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the 
repealed or amended laws.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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