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)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

RECALLED

May 20, 2014

H. 3075

S. Printed 5/20/14--H.    [SEC 5/21/14 2:55 PM]

Read the first time January 8, 2013.

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.