H 2626 General Bill, By T.L. Hughston

Similar(S 419, H 2625)
 A Bill to amend Title 16, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to
 crimes and offenses, by adding Chapter 2, so as to establish a system of
 classification for offenses into felonies and misdemeanors, to specify terms
 of imprisonment for each classification of felony and misdemeanor, to maintain
 fines and mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment provided in existing law, to
 classify offenses enacted in the future that do not contain a specific
 classification, to maintain existing provisions relating to punishment for
 offenses not classified in the Chapter, to provide for punishment for the
 common law offense of attempt, accessory after the fact, and misprision of a
 felony, to amend Sections 16-3-75, 16-3-910, as amended, 16-11-310, 16-11-330,
 16-11-510, as amended, 16-11-520, as amended, 16-11-580, 16-11-740, 16-13-50,
 16-13-180, as amended, 16-13-230, 16-13-240, as amended, 16-13-260, 16-13-320,
 16-13-420, 16-14-60, 16-14-80, 16-14-100, 16-16-20, and 56-5-2945 and Act 340
 of 1984, all relating to crimes and offenses and the punishment therefor, and
 to amend Section 16-13-430, relating to fraudulent use of food stamps, so as
 to conform them to the system of classification; to amend Section 34-11-90, as
 amended, relating to the jurisdiction of offenses and penalties involving the
 violations of laws relating to bank deposits, so as to classify as a felony a
 conviction for drawing or uttering an instrument in violation of Chapter 11 of
 Title 34 in excess of one thousand dollars instead of five thousand dollars;
 to amend Sections 16-11-390 and 16-11-540, relating to safecracking and to
 damaging or destroying property by means of an explosive or incendiary, so as
 to classify as a felony a conviction for such offenses; to amend Section
 44-53-370, as amended, relating to penalties for illegal distribution and
 possession of narcotics and controlled substances, so as to conform them to
 the system of classification and delete nonmandatory minimum sentences; to
 amend Sections 24-3-20, 24-13-210, 24-13-230, 24-21-620, 24-21-635, 24-13-710,
 and 24-21-610, all as amended, 24-13-720, 24-21-13, 24-21-50, 24-21-645,
 24-21-670, 24-21-680, and 24-21-690, relating to the designation of the place
 of confinement for convicted persons, credit for good behavior, reduction of
 sentence, extended work release program, furlough program, prisoner review
 after partial service of sentence, earned work credits, Department of
 Corrections procedures and policies, hearing procedures before the Parole and
 Community Corrections Board, parole, release for good conduct, and
 prerequisites for obtaining parole, so as to provide for prisoners to be put
 into a work release program, good behavior or earned work credit or reduction
 of sentence for productive duty, furlough, parole, and conditional release as
 provided by Section 24-13-215, provide that on or after January 1, 1986, a
 person sentenced for certain crimes is not eligible for parole until after
 service of ten years; to amend the Code by adding Sections 16-3-29, 24-3-25,
 24-13-215, 24-13-216, 24-21-615, and 24-21-681 and to amend Sections 24-13-610
 through 24-13-630, and 24-21-80, relating to extended work release programs
 and payment by probationers and parolees to offset costs, so as to allow
 prisoners to work at paid employment, credit for good conduct and educational
 achievements, parole after ten years' service, conditional release, to make a
 conspiracy to commit murder a felony, to authorize the Department of
 Corrections to establish a work release program, and to require persons
 granted parole, conditional release, or probation to pay one hundred twenty
 dollars a year for cost of supervision; to designate various Acts as Sections
 of the 1976 Code; and to repeal Sections 16-1-10 relating to crimes classified
 as felonies and 24-13-60 relating to the screening of offenders for possible
 placement on work release.
   03/19/85  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1414
   03/19/85  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-1416