H 3075 Session 120 (2013-2014)
H 3075 General Bill, By Rutherford, Gilliard, Knight and Mitchell
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO HEAR MATTERS ARISING
FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE GRAND JURY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON
INDICTED BY A STATE GRAND JURY FOR A BAILABLE OFFENSE MUST HAVE A BOND HEARING
WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AND BE RELEASED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.
12/11/12 House Prefiled
12/11/12 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/08/13 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75)
01/08/13 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 75)
05/20/14 House Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 69)
05/21/14 Scrivener's error corrected
05/28/14 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
Gilliard, Knight, Mitchell
05/28/14 House Read second time (House Journal-page 23)
05/28/14 House Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23)
05/29/14 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 20)
05/29/14 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 36)
05/29/14 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 36)
H. 3075
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
RECALLED
May 20, 2014
H. 3075
Introduced by Rep. Rutherford
S. Printed 5/20/14--H. [SEC 5/21/14 2:55 PM]
Read the first time January 8, 2013.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE TO HEAR MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE GRAND JURY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON INDICTED BY A STATE GRAND JURY FOR A BAILABLE OFFENSE MUST HAVE A BOND HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AND BE RELEASED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-7-1730 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 335 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 14-7-1730. (A) Except for the prosecution of cases arising from indictments issued by the state grand jury, the presiding judge has jurisdiction to hear all matters arising from the proceedings of a state grand jury, including, but not limited to, matters relating to the impanelment or removal of state grand jurors, the quashing of subpoenas, the punishment for contempt, and the matter of bail for persons indicted by a state grand jury.
(B) A person indicted by a state grand jury for a bailable offense must have a bond hearing within twenty-four hours of his arrest and must be released within a reasonable time, not to exceed four hours, after the bond is delivered to the incarcerating facility."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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