Current Status Bill Number:94 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:McConnell All Sponsors:McConnell, Courson, Rose, Ryberg, Wilson, O'Dell, Elliott, Giese, Gregory Drafted Document Number:DKA\3471CM.95 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Corrections and Penology Committee 03 SCP Subject:Parole, prerequisites
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 03 SCP
referred to Committee
Senate 19941003 Prefiled, referred to Committee 03 SCP
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TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES FOR PAROLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SERVING MORE THAN ONE LIFE SENTENCE IS INELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 24-21-610 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"In all cases cognizable under this chapter the board may, upon ten days' written notice to the solicitor and judge who participated in the trial of any a prisoner, may parole a prisoner convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the state penitentiary Department of Corrections, in any a jail, or upon the public works of any a county who if:
(1) sentenced for not more than thirty years has served at least one-third of the term;
(2) sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for any period in excess of thirty years, has served at least ten years. However, a person sentenced to more than one term for life imprisonment is ineligible for parole."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.