Just received this from my Rep.:
** High Priority **
The following ammendment has been added to the geo caching bill:
"Section 16-17-605. (A) It is unlawful for a person to engage
in any gaming, sporting, or other recreational activity in a cemetery,
burial grounds, or archeological site without the express written
consent of the owner or the state agency which oversees these properties
or sites.
( A person who violates the provisions of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more
than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
© Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (, the
judge, in his discretion, may order a person convicted of a violation of
this section to perform up to one hundred hours of community service.
(D) The provisions of this section do not preclude a person
from being charged with a violation of Section 16-17-600 in addition to
a violation of this section."
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liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the
repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide.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effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act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forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended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./
In a nutshell, this is a comprimise stating that you can continue to do
this hobby but will have to get written permission to go on private
cemetary lots and burial grounds.
Originally, this included archaelogical sites and they are now in the
process of debating taking those off. Would you be ok with this
comprimise because this may be the best we get?
Please let me know asap as we are debating the bill now.
Thanks,
Nikki