Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:118 Primary Sponsor:McConnell Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Prisoner, provisions when attempted escape Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBOO/1998 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McConnell Giese Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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118 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
118 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONFINEMENT OF PRISONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRISONER WHO ESCAPES OR ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY MAY NOT SERVE HIS SENTENCE FOR THE ORIGINAL CONVICTION OR AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE FOR THE ESCAPE OR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE IN A MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITY AND TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-3-20(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24-3-10, any a person convicted of an offense against the this State of South Carolina and committed sentenced to the State Penitentiary at Columbia shall be imprisonment is in the custody of the State Board of Corrections of the State of South Carolina, and the board shall designate the place of confinement where the sentence shall must be served. The board may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate institution or facility, including a county jail or prison camp, whether maintained by the State Department of Corrections or otherwise. However, a prisoner who escapes or attempts to escape from custody may not serve his sentence for the original conviction or an additional sentence for the escape or attempted escape in a minimum security facility. Provided, that if If the facility is not maintained by the department, the consent of the sheriff of the county wherein in which the facility is located must first be obtained first."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.