Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3959 Primary Sponsor:Baxley Committee Number:03 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Pardon provisions Residing Body:Senate Companion Bill Number:692 Computer Document Number:DKA/4236AL.93 Introduced Date:19930414 Date of Last Amendment:19930526 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930601 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Baxley Allison J. Brown Cobb-Hunter Corning Davenport Gamble Harvin Harwell Hines Jaskwhich Keegan Keyserling Neal Phillips Scott Sharpe Shissias R. Smith D. Smith Snow Thomas Waites Wells Whipper D. Wilder J. Wilder Stuart Meacham Canty Rudnick Kelley A. Young Witherspoon Byrd Simrill Fulmer Hallman Riser Rogers Neilson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3959 Senate 19930601 Introduced, read first time, 03
referred to Committee
3959 House 19930527 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3959 House 19930526 Amended, read second time
3959 House 19930519 Committee Report: Favorable 25
with amendment
3959 House 19930422 Referred to Committee 25
3959 House 19930422 Recalled from Committee 27
3959 House 19930414 Introduced, read first time, 27
referred to Committee
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AMENDED
May 26, 1993
H. 3959
Introduced by REPS. Baxley, Allison, J. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Corning, Davenport, Gamble, Harvin, Harwell, Hines, Jaskwhich, Keegan, Keyserling, Neal, Phillips, Scott, Sharpe, Shissias, R. Smith, D. Smith, Snow, Thomas, Waites, Wells, Whipper, D. Wilder, J. Wilder, Stuart, Meacham, Canty, Rudnick, Kelley, A. Young, Witherspoon, Byrd, Simrill, Fulmer, Hallman, Riser, Rogers and Neilson
S. Printed 5/26/93--H.
Read the first time April 14, 1993.
TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-950, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GUIDELINES FOR PARDON, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INMATE MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR PARDON BEFORE PAROLE ELIGIBILITY UPON EVIDENCE OF A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF THE VICTIM WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENSE BY THE INMATE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-21-950 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 24-21-950. The following guidelines shall be are utilized by the board when determining when an individual is eligible for pardon consideration.
A.(1) Probationers shall be are considered upon the request of the individual anytime after discharge from supervision.
B.(2) Persons discharged from a sentence without benefit of parole shall be are considered upon the request of the individual anytime after the date of discharge.
C.(3) Parolees shall be are considered for a pardon upon the request of the individual anytime after the successful completion of five years under supervision. Parolees successfully completing the maximum parole period, if less than five years, shall be are considered for pardon upon the request of the individual anytime after the date of discharge.
D.(4) An inmate shall be is considered for pardon prior to before the parole eligibility date only when he the inmate can produce evidence comprising the most extraordinary circumstances.
E.(5) The victim of a crime or any a member of a convicted person's family living within this State may petition for a pardon for any a person who is no longer an inmate or a probationer.
(6) An inmate is considered for pardon before the parole eligibility date when the inmate produces evidence of a history of domestic violence suffered at the hands of the victim which significantly contributed to the commission of the offense by the inmate."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.