S*0754(Rat #0409, Act #0359 of 1984)  General Bill, By Senate Finance

Similar(S 652)
 A Bill to amend Section 23-23-70, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to fine and bond forfeiture financing for the South Carolina
 Criminal Justice Academy, so as to provide for amounts to be added to fines
 and bonds to be used for the financing of the academy and the Law Enforcement
 Hall of Fame and to provide that the additional funds must be assessed and
 collected by the courts of this State or law enforcement officers authorized
 to accept bond.-amended title

   02/02/84  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-560
   02/14/84  Senate Read second time SJ-641
   02/14/84  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-641
   02/28/84  Senate Amended SJ-774
   02/28/84  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-775
   02/29/84  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1128
   02/29/84  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-1128
   04/04/84  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-2136
   04/11/84  House  Objection by Rep. J. Bradley, Kohn & Archibald HJ-232
   04/17/84  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Kohn HJ-2435
   04/18/84  House  Read second time HJ-2482
   04/19/84  House  Objection by Rep. J. Arthur, Woods, Holt,
                     Washington, Williams & Gordon HJ-2525
   04/25/84  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. J. Arthur, Woods,
                     Holt, Washington, Williams & Gordon HJ-2621
   04/25/84  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-2626
   05/03/84         Ratified R 409
   05/09/84         Signed By Governor
   05/09/84         Effective date 07/01/84
   05/09/84         Act No. 359
   05/21/84         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FINE AND BOND FORFEITURE FINANCING FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AMOUNTS TO BE ADDED TO FINES AND BONDS TO BE USED FOR THE FINANCING OF THE ACADEMY AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT HALL OF FAME AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS MUST BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE COURTS OF THIS STATE OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT BOND.

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

Fine

SECTION 1. The first and second paragraphs of Section 23-23-70 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1978, is further amended to read:

"Section 23-23-70. Every fine levied on a criminal or traffic violation in this State shall have sums added to it which must be set apart and used for the council's program of training in the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice, and every bond for violations must have added the same amounts which shall be set apart on forfeiture for the council's program of training, as follows:

(a) Fines or forfeitures up to and including $200.00 $6.00

(b) Fines or forfeitures from $201.00 up to but not including $500.00 10.00

(c) Fines or forfeitures from $500.00 up to but not including $1,000.00 12.00

(d) Fines or forfeitures from $1,000.00 or more 15.00.

In addition to the apportioned amounts set forth in items (a) through (d), twenty-five cents must be added to each fine or forfeiture and be paid over to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council which shall in turn transfer all funds so collected to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Hall of Fame Committee to defray the cost of erecting and maintaining the Hall of Fame. At any time when funds collected pursuant to this paragraph exceed the necessary costs and expenses of the Hall of Fame operation and maintenance as determined by the committee, the council may retain the surplus for use in its law enforcement training programs.

The additional portion of fines added by this section for training programs and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Hall of Fame Committee must be assessed and collected by the respective courts or law enforcement officers, who are authorized by law to accept bond, and clearly identified as such on the judgement or bond."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1984.