Bill 778

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       778
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950425
Primary Sponsor:                   Thomas 
All Sponsors:                      Thomas 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\3943cm.95
Companion Bill Number:             4623
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19960416
Subject:                           Pretrial intervention
                                   program

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

House   19960424  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960423  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960416  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  19960410  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19950425  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 16, 1996

S. 778

S. Printed 4/16/96--S.

Read the first time April 25, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH COMMITTING OR ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A LEWD ACT ON A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE PROGRAM.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-22-50 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 499 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 17-22-50. A person may not be considered for intervention if he has previously has been accepted into an intervention program nor may intervention be considered for those individuals a person charged with 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, or any a fish, game, wildlife, or commercial fishery-related offense which is punishable by a loss of eighteen points as provided in pursuant to Section 50-9-1020, or any a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-1-60, or committing or attempting to commit a lewd act upon a child under fourteen years of age pursuant to Section 16-15-140. However, 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.