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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3561 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010214 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse, Askins, Perry, Scarborough and Thompson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22844cm01.doc Companion Bill Number:541 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Bail bondsman may not execute bond and remove defendant from custody without collecting full premium; Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20010406 Companion Bill No. 541 House 20010214 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-53-175 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNLESS ORDERED BY THE COURT, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A BAIL BONDSMAN TO EXECUTE A BAIL BOND AND REMOVE A DEFENDANT FROM CUSTODY WITHOUT CHARGING AND COLLECTING THE FULL REQUIRED PREMIUM ON THE BOND AS ORDERED BY THE COURT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT A DEFENDANT CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM JAIL, THEN THE BAIL BONDSMAN MUST RETURN THE PREMIUM WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code amended by adding:
"Section 38-53-175. (A) Unless ordered by the court, it is unlawful for a bail bondsman to execute a bail bond and remove a defendant from custody without charging and collecting the full required premium on the bond as ordered by the court.
(B) When it is determined that a defendant cannot be released from jail, for any reason, then the bail bondsman must return the premium within three business days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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