H*4037(Rat #0217, Act #0186 of 2004)  General Bill, By G. Brown
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-27, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR
 THE CONFINEMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INMATE CONFINED
 IN A REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY BE SERVED A WARRANT BY A LAW
 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF A COUNTY WHICH PARTICIPATES IN THE FUNDING OF THE
 FACILITY WITHOUT IT BEING COUNTERSIGNED BY OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE
 REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS LOCATED. - ratified title

   04/23/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-41
   04/23/03  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-41
   05/21/03  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-40
   05/22/03  House  Amended HJ-31
   05/22/03  House  Read second time HJ-31
   05/22/03  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-31
   05/23/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   05/27/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-20
   05/27/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-20
   03/02/04  Senate Committee report: Favorable Corrections and
                     Penology SJ-10
   03/03/04  Senate Read second time SJ-27
   03/03/04  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-27
   03/04/04  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-12
   03/10/04         Ratified R 217
   03/15/04         Signed By Governor
   03/18/04         Copies available
   03/18/04         Effective date 03/15/04
   03/23/04         Act No. 186

(A186, R217, H4037)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-27, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE CONFINEMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INMATE CONFINED IN A REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY BE SERVED A WARRANT BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF A COUNTY WHICH PARTICIPATES IN THE FUNDING OF THE FACILITY WITHOUT IT BEING COUNTERSIGNED BY OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS LOCATED.

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

Regional correctional facilities

SECTION    1.    Section 24-3-27 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 7 of 1995, is amended to read:

"Section 24-3-27.    (A)    The governing bodies of counties or municipalities may join in establishing local regional correctional facilities for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or sentence on criminal charges, convicted and sentenced on criminal charges, or not otherwise eligible for confinement in state or other facilities. For this purpose, the governing bodies may:

(1)    acquire, hold, construct, finance, improve, maintain, operate, own or lease, in the capacity of lessor or lessee, a local regional correctional facility for the purpose of incarcerating their own inmates, inmates of other counties or municipalities, or inmates from the Department of Corrections;

(2)    form cooperative agreements for the management, supervision, and control of a local regional correctional facility, its property, assets, funds, employees, and prisoners, and other resources and liabilities as appropriate.

(B)    Every sentenced person committed to a local regional correctional facility constructed or operated pursuant to this section unless disqualified by sickness or otherwise, must be kept at some useful employment suited to his age and capacity and which may tend to promote the best interest of the citizens of this State.

(C)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, an inmate confined in a regional correctional facility may be served a warrant by a law enforcement officer of a county which participates in the funding of the facility without it being countersigned by the officials of the county where the regional correctional facility is located."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 10th day of March, 2004.

Approved the 15th day of March, 2004.