S 0817 General Bill, By McConnell and Moore
Summary: Bondsman, electronic monitoring, provisions
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 38-53-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS, SO AS TO DEFINE ELECTRONIC MONITORING; TO AMEND SECTION 38-53-150, RELATING TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR BAIL BONDSMEN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BAIL BONDSMAN'S LICENSE MAY BE DENIED, SUSPENDED, REVOKED, OR NOT RENEWED FOR TWO YEARS WHEN A BAIL BONDSMAN FALSELY REPRESENTS HIS MONITORING ACTIVITIES TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OR FAILS TO CARRY OUT REQUIRED MONITORING ACTIVITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-53-170, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL ACTS OF BAIL BONDSMEN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BAIL BONDSMEN SHALL NOT FALSELY REPRESENT THEIR MONITORING ACTIVITIES TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OR FAIL TO CARRY OUT REQUIRED MONITORING ACTIVITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-53-340, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS BY BAIL BONDSMEN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BAIL BONDSMEN MAY BE CIVILLY LIABLE FOR FALSELY REPRESENTING MONITORING ACTIVITIES TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OR FAILING TO CARRY OUT REQUIRED MONITORING ACTIVITIES.
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01/13/04	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-32
01/13/04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-32
03/30/04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-9
03/31/04		Scrivener's error corrected