South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 354

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    354
Primary Sponsor:                Giese
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Pretrial intervention program
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       354
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:                   Giese
                                Rose
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 354   Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       11
                             time, referred to Committee
 354   Senate  Dec 10, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           11
                             Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SO AS TO EXCLUDE PERSONS FROM THE PROGRAM WHO ARE CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSE AND ALCOHOL-RELATED OFFENSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-22-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 17-22-50. A person may must not be considered for intervention if he previously has previously been accepted into an intervention program nor may and intervention must not be considered for those individuals a person charged with burglary, arson, kidnapping, blackmail, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, any a traffic-related offense which is punishable only by fine or loss of points, an offense enumerated in Section 56-1-746(A), or any a fish, game, wildlife, or commercial fishery-related offense which is punishable by a fine or loss of points, or a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 any crime of violence including, but not limited to murder, voluntary manslaughter, assault and battery with intent to kill, criminal sexual assault, or armed robbery. This section does not apply if the solicitor determines the elements of the crime do not fit the charge."

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

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