South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 164

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      164
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Thomas
All Sponsors:                     Thomas, Wilson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20073sd99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Magistrate's court, recognizance; may 
                                  escheat to amount of when failure to appear; 
                                  Courts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981216  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 22-5-520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AMOUNT OF RECOGNIZANCE FOR AN ACCUSED IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEFENDANT SHALL FAIL TO APPEAR FOR THE TRAIL OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH OFFENSE, THE MAGISTRATE MAY ESCHEAT TO THE AMOUNT OF THE RECOGNIZANCE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 22-5-520 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 22-5-520. If the offense charged be is punishable with by a fine and or imprisonment, or either both, the recognizance of the accused entered into before a magistrate shall not be for less than two hundred dollars and in all cases the magistrate taking the recognizance shall cause it to be in such amount as the circumstances may seem to require.

If the defendant shall fail to appear for the trial or proceeding regarding such offense, the magistrate may escheat up to the amount of the recognizance."

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

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