H 3284 Session 122 (2017-2018)
H 3284 General Bill, By Rutherford and Robinson-Simpson
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-490, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESTITUTION BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER AN OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO MAKE RESTITUTION WHEN IT
DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF AN OFFENDER'S MONTHLY PAYMENT.
12/15/16 House Prefiled
12/15/16 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/17 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 148)
01/10/17 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 148)
01/12/17 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
Robinson-Simpson
H. 3284
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-490, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESTITUTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSIDER AN OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO MAKE RESTITUTION WHEN IT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF AN OFFENDER'S MONTHLY PAYMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-21-490(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall collect and distribute restitution on a monthly basis from all offenders under probationary and intensive probationary supervision. The department shall consider an offender's ability to make restitution when it determines the amount of an offender's monthly payment."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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