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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 17-21-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A CHANGE OF VENUE WHEN A CRIMINAL OFFENSE IS COMMITTED WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TO THE COUNTY WHERE THE OFFENDER'S ORIGINAL OFFENSE FOR WHICH HE IS INCARCERATED OCCURRED.
SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Title 17 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 17-21-75. When an offender incarcerated in a correctional institution in this State commits a criminal offense while incarcerated, the solicitor, in his discretion, may request and the court must grant a change in venue to the county where the offender's original offense for which he is incarcerated occurred."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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