Current Status Bill Number:4393 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse, Haskins, Simrill, Bailey, Law, Gamble Drafted Document Number:DKA\3410CM.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Electronic home detention for violent adults and juveniles
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19951220 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 16 TO CHAPTER 13, TITLE 24, SO AS TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC HOME DETENTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRETRIAL OR PREADJUDICATORY DETENTION OF HIGH-RISK AND VIOLENT ADULTS AND JUVENILES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 24-13-1700. (A) Except as may be provided in another section of law which provides for mandatory incarceration, electronic home detention programs may be used by the Department of Corrections and local governments as an alternative to pretrial or preadjudicatory detention of high-risk and violent adults and juveniles selected by the court.
(B) The surety for the release on bail of a person placed in a home detention program pursuant to subsection (A) must be equipped to verify and electronically monitor a participant's compliance with the conditions of his detention at all times."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.