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S. 19

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Ford and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7042ahb13.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3051

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2013
Introduced in the House on May 2, 2013
Last Amended on May 1, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Bond revocations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2012  Senate  Prefiled
  12/13/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 33)
    1/8/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 33)
    3/8/2013  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Corbin, Young
   4/24/2013  Senate  Polled out of committee Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 8)
   4/24/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)
   4/25/2013  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 30)
   4/26/2013          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/30/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 36)
   4/30/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 36)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 74)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 74)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 74)
    5/2/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
    5/2/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 16)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2012
4/24/2013
4/25/2013
4/26/2013
5/1/2013

AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

May 1, 2013

S. 19

S. Printed 5/1/13--S.

Read the first time January 8, 2013.

TO AMEND SECTION 17-15-55, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BOND AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TO REVOKE BOND UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE COMMISSION OF A SUBSEQUENT VIOLENT CRIME BY A PERSON RELEASED ON BOND IN THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE AND TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY IF A PERSON COMMITS A GENERAL SESSIONS COURT OFFENSE WHILE ON RELEASE ON BOND.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 17-15-55 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:

"( )    If a person released on bond pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for a serious or most serious offense, as defined in Section 17-25-45, is charged with a serious or most serious offense, as defined in Section 17-25-45, while released on bond, the bond hearing for the subsequent serious or most serious offense must be held in the circuit court within thirty days. If the court finds probable cause that the person committed the current offense or that the person is unlikely to comply with any condition of release, a rebuttable presumption arises that no condition will assure the person will not pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community. If the court finds that certain conditions of release on bond will ensure that the person is unlikely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community and the person will abide by the terms of release on bond, the judge shall consider bond in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and set or amend bond accordingly. If the court finds no such conditions will ensure that the person is unlikely to flee or not pose a danger to the community, bond must be revoked."

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

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

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