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Bill 1013

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1013
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020213
Primary Sponsor:                  McConnell
All Sponsors:                     McConnell and Fair
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22327cm02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          December hearings and reviews not allowed 
                                  for violent offenders by Dept. of Probation, 
                                  Pardon and Parole and for juveniles by Dept. 
                                  of Juvenile Justice


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020213  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-8305, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF JUVENILE PAROLE AND ITS PROCEDURES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT SCHEDULE A REVIEW OF A JUVENILE WHO HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-615, RELATING TO THE REVIEW OF A CASE BY THE PAROLE BOARD OF A PRISONER CONVICTED OF A CAPITAL OFFENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT REVIEW THE CASE OF A PRISONER CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT CRIME DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

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

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-8305(A)(2)(b) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 321 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"(b) The parole board, in its discretion, may waive the quarterly review of juveniles committed to the department for the commission of a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60, until the juvenile reaches the minimum parole guidelines the board establishes for the juvenile. At that point, the board, in its discretion, is authorized to schedule its first review of the juvenile from three months up to twelve months after the juvenile reaches the minimum parole guidelines established by the board. The scheduling of subsequent reviews is in the discretion of the board but must occur within three to twelve months of the juvenile's last appearance. However, a review of a juvenile pursuant to this subitem may not be scheduled during the month of December."

SECTION 2. Section 24-21-615 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 286 of 1994, is amended to read:

"Section 24-21-615. The board may not review the case of a prisoner convicted of a capital offense, or a violent crime as contained in Section 16-1-60 for the purpose of determining whether the person is entitled to any of the benefits provided in this chapter during the month of December of each year."

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

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