South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 239


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       239
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   McConnell 
All Sponsors:                      McConnell, Elliott, Courson,
                                   Rose, Leventis, Gregory 
Drafted Document Number:           PT\1451CM.95
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Corrections and Penology
                                   Committee 03 SCP
Subject:                           Parole orders



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             03 SCP
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19941031  Prefiled, referred to Committee          03 SCP

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-645, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PAROLE ORDERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES TO AUTHORIZE AND SIGN ORDERS AUTHORIZING PAROLE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT CRIME.

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

SECTION 1. Section 24-21-645 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 474, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 24-21-645. The board may issue an order authorizing the parole which must be signed either by a majority of its members or by all three members meeting as a parole panel on the case ninety days prior to before the effective date of the parole; provided that. However, at least two-thirds of the members of the board must shall authorize and sign orders authorizing parole for persons convicted of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60, except all members shall authorize and sign orders authorizing parole for persons convicted of murder. A provisional parole order shall must include the terms and conditions, if any, to be met by the prisoner during the provisional period and terms and conditions, if any, to be met upon parole. Upon satisfactory completion of the provisional period, the commissioner director or one lawfully acting for him must shall issue an order which, if accepted by the prisoner, shall provide provides for his release from custody.

Provided, that upon Upon a negative determination of parole, prisoners in confinement for a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 must have their cases reviewed every two years for the purpose of a determination of parole."

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

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