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Bill 3704

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3704
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990310
Primary Sponsor:                  Whatley
All Sponsors:                     Whatley, Limehouse, Knotts, W. McLeod, 
                                  Law, Leach, Tripp, Bailey, Barrett, H. Brown, 
                                  Dantzler, Davenport, Gilham, Harrison, Hinson, 
                                  Rodgers and Young-Brickell
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22207cm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Parole hearings, period of up to five 
                                  years provided between for violent crime 
                                  offenders; Probation, Parole, Pardon


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990310  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-650, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PAROLE ORDER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UPON A NEGATIVE DETERMINATION OF PAROLE, A PERSON CONFINED FOR COMMITTING A VIOLENT CRIME MUST HAVE HIS CASE REVIEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS INSTEAD OF TWO YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A DETERMINATION OF PAROLE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 24-21-650 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 24-21-650. The board shall issue an order authorizing the parole which must be signed by at least a majority of its members with terms and conditions, if any, but at least two-thirds of the members of the board must sign orders authorizing parole for persons convicted of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60. The director, or one lawfully acting for him, then must issue a parole order which, if accepted by the prisoner, provides for his release from custody. Upon a negative determination of parole, prisoners in confinement for a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 must have their cases reviewed every two five years for the purpose of a determination of parole."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, and applies retroactively to the scheduling of parole hearings for all prisoners in confinement for a violent crime.

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