South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

Scroll to History Page
Scroll to Previous Versions Links List
Scroll to Full Text
Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Bill 3508

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3508
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010208
Primary Sponsor:                  Allison
All Sponsors:                     Allison, Edge, Keegan, Martin, Perry, 
                                  Rice, Walker, Webb, Wilder, Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18180som01.doc
Companion Bill Number:            136
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Pretrial intervention program, criminal 
                                  domestic violence offender ineligible for; 
                                  Courts, Crimes, Domestic Relations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010220  Companion Bill No. 136
House   20010214  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   20010208  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

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 PRETRIAL INTERVENTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER 25 OF TITLE 16 MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROGRAM.

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)    A person may not be considered for intervention if he the person:

        (1)    has previously been accepted into an intervention program; nor or may intervention be considered for those individuals

        (2)    is charged with:

            (a)    blackmail,;

            (b)    driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs,;

            (c)    any a traffic-related offense which is punishable only by fine or loss of points,;

            (d)    or any a fish, game, wildlife, or commercial fishery-related offense which is punishable by a loss of eighteen points as provided in Section 50-9-1020,;or

            (e)    any a crime of violence as defined in Section 16-1-60.; or

            (f)    a crime of domestic violence as defined in Chapter 25, Title 16.

    (B)    However, this 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.

----XX----


This web page was last updated on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 11:21 A.M.