H 3782 Session 124 (2021-2022)
H 3782 General Bill, By Rutherford
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-430, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO CONDITIONS OF PROBATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE A TEST FOR THE PRESENCE
OF MARIJUANA MAY NOT BE PERFORMED DURING A URINALYSIS OR BLOOD TEST PERFORMED
ON A PROBATIONER.
02/02/21 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
02/02/21 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 7)
H. 3782
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-430, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONDITIONS OF PROBATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE A TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF MARIJUANA MAY NOT BE PERFORMED DURING A URINALYSIS OR BLOOD TEST PERFORMED ON A PROBATIONER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The fourth unnumbered paragraph of Section 24-21-430 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"The probationer shall:
(1) refrain from the violations of any state or federal penal laws;
(2) avoid injurious or vicious habits;
(3) avoid persons or places of disreputable or harmful character;
(4) permit the probation agent to visit at his home or elsewhere;
(5) work faithfully at suitable employment as far as possible;
(6) pay a fine in one or several sums as directed by the court;
(7) perform public service work as directed by the court;
(8) submit to a urinalysis, or a blood test, or both upon request of the probation agent. However, a test for the presence of marijuana may not be performed during a urinalysis or blood test;
(9) submit to curfew restrictions;
(10) submit to house arrest which is confinement in a residence for a period of twenty-four hours a day, with only those exceptions as the court may expressly grant in its discretion;
(11) submit to intensive surveillance which may include surveillance by electronic means;
(12) support his dependents; and
(13) follow the probation agent's instructions and advice regarding recreational and social activities."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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