H 3657 General Bill, By P.M. Burch, D.M. Beasley, H.H. Clyborne, L.E. Gentry, 
T.E. Huff, E.L. Nettles and Quinn
 A Bill to amend Section 17-9-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to extradition of fugitives charged with certain crimes committed in
 another state, so as to also permit extradition for crimes involving a
 violation of fraudulent or dishonored check laws.

   03/07/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   03/07/91  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-9-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVES CHARGED WITH CERTAIN CRIMES COMMITTED IN ANOTHER STATE, SO AS TO ALSO PERMIT EXTRADITION FOR CRIMES INVOLVING A VIOLATION OF FRAUDULENT OR DISHONORED CHECK LAWS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-9-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 17-9-10. Any officer in the State authorized by law to issue warrants for the arrest of any person charged with crime shall, on satisfactory information laid before him under the oath of any credible person that any fugitive in the State has committed, out of the State and within any other state, any offense which by the law of the state in which the offense was committed involves a violation of fraudulent or dishonored check laws or is punishable either capitally or by imprisonment for one year or upwards in any state prison, issue a warrant for such the fugitive and commit him to any jail within the State for the space of twenty days, unless sooner demanded by the public authorities of the state wherein the offense may have been committed, agreeable to the act of Congress in that case made and provided. If no demand be made within such this time the fugitive shall must be liberated, unless sufficient cause be shown to the contrary. Nothing herein contained shall may be construed to deprive any person so arrested of the right to release on bail as in cases of similar character of offenses against the laws of this State."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.