S 0094 General Bill, By McConnell, Courson, Elliott, Giese, Gregory, O'Dell, 
M.T. Rose, Ryberg and Wilson
 A Bill to amend Section 24-21-610, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to prerequisites for parole, so as to provide that a person serving
 more than one life sentence is ineligible for parole.

   10/03/94  Senate Prefiled
   10/03/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology
   01/10/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-36
   01/10/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-36

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES FOR PAROLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SERVING MORE THAN ONE LIFE SENTENCE IS INELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.

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

SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 24-21-610 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"In all cases cognizable under this chapter the board may, upon ten days' written notice to the solicitor and judge who participated in the trial of any a prisoner, may parole a prisoner convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the state penitentiary Department of Corrections, in any a jail, or upon the public works of any a county who if:

(1) sentenced for not more than thirty years has served at least one-third of the term;

(2) sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for any period in excess of thirty years, has served at least ten years. However, a person sentenced to more than one term for life imprisonment is ineligible for parole."

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