Bill 4211

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4211
Ratification Number:            583
Act Number:                     471
Primary Sponsor:                Sharpe
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Criminal offender, release in
                                community
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   Jun 02, 1992
Computer Document Number:       BBM/9666.JM
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      Jun 23, 1992
Introduced Date:                Jan 16, 1992
Date of Last Amendment:         Jun 02, 1992
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              Jun 23, 1992
Last History Type:              Act No. 471
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Sharpe
                                Sturkie
                                Smith
                                Huff
                                Klapman
                                Harvin
                                Bennett
                                J. Harris
                                Kennedy
                                Stone
                                Wilder
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 4211  ------  Jun 23, 1992  Act No. 471
 4211  ------  Jun 23, 1992  Signed by Governor
 4211  ------  Jun 04, 1992  Ratified R 583
 4211  House   Jun 02, 1992  Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
 4211  Senate  May 21, 1992  Read third time, returned to
                             House with amendment
 4211  Senate  May 20, 1992  Amended, read second time,
                             ordered to third reading with
                             notice of general amendments
 4211  Senate  May 19, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     07
                             with amendment
 4211  Senate  Feb 25, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    03
                             referred to Committee
 4211  House   Feb 20, 1992  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 4211  House   Feb 19, 1992  Amended, read second time
 4211  House   Feb 12, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     27
                             with amendment
 4211  House   Jan 16, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    27
                             referred to Committee

(A471, R583, H4211)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-650, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RELEASE OF AN OFFENDER INTO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE COMMITTED A VIOLENT CRIME, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THIS PROHIBITION.

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

Exception provided

SECTION 1. Section 24-13-650 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 24-13-650. No offender committed to incarceration under Section 16-1-60 may be released back into the community in which the offender committed the offense under the work release program, except in those cases wherein, where applicable, the victim of the crime for which the offender is charged or the relatives of the victim who have applied for notification under Section 16-3-1530 if the victim has died, the law enforcement agency which employed the arresting officer at the time of the arrest, and the circuit solicitor all agree to recommend that the offender be allowed to participate in the work release program in the community where the offense was committed. The victim or the victim's nearest living relative, the law enforcement agency, and the solicitor, as referenced above, must affirm in writing that the offender be allowed to return to the community in which the offense was committed to participate in the work release program."

Time effective

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

Approved the 23rd day of June, 1992.