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S. 1179
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Campbell, Elliott, Land, Leatherman, O'Dell, Alexander, L. Martin and Rose
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Introduced in the Senate on February 7, 2012
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Release of person from jail on bond
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/7/2012 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 15)
2/7/2012 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 15)
2/10/2012 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 22-5-530, SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, 1976, BY PERMITTING IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO A PERSON WHOSE BOND HAS BEEN SET BY A MAGISTRATE OR MUNICIPAL JUDGE UPON POSTING THE AMOUNT WITH THE JAIL OR DETENTION CENTER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 22-5-530(B) of the 1976 Code of Laws is amended to read:
"(B) In a jurisdiction in which the governing body has established a system for receipt of deposits in lieu of recognizance, a person held or incarcerated in a jail or detention center who is entitled to deposit a sum of money in lieu of entering into recognizance under this section may secure his immediate release from custody by paying to or depositing the sum of money required by this section with the jail or detention facility in which he is being held. A person whose bond has been set by a magistrate or municipal judge may secure his immediate release by posting the amount set by the judge with the jail or detention center."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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