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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4757 Ratification Number:360 Act Number:283 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020219 Primary Sponsor:Harrison All Sponsors:Harrison Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22354cm02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020508 Date of Last Amendment:20020501 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020528 Subject:Federal prisoners, housing of at county jails; to revise the fee and its distribution that sheriff or jailer may impose History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020613 Act No. A283 ------ 20020528 Signed by Governor ------ 20020522 Ratified R360 House 20020508 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020502 Read third time, returned with amendment Senate 20020501 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020430 Recalled from Committee 03 SCP Senate 20020409 Introduced, read first time, 03 SCP referred to Committee House 20020404 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020403 Amended, read second time House 20020402 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20020219 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 2, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 30, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 30, 2002-A - Word format Revised on May 1, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 13, 2002 - Word format
(A283, R360, H4757)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CHARGES A SHERIFF OR JAILER MAY IMPOSE FOR THE HOUSING OF PRISONERS COMMITTED TO A COUNTY JAIL TO SERVE A SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE FEDERAL COURTS, SO AS TO REVISE THE CHARGE AND CONTRACTUAL PROCEDURE BY ALLOWING SHERIFFS, JAILERS, AND MUNICIPALITIES TO CHARGE AN AMOUNT PER DAY AS PROVIDED BY CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AUTHORITY FOR EACH PERSON COMMITTED TO A JAIL OR ANOTHER DETENTION FACILITY EITHER AS A PRETRIAL FEDERAL DETAINEE, PENDING A JUDICIAL HEARING OR ACTION, AS A FEDERAL PRISONER IN TRANSIT FROM OR AWAITING TRANSFER TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION, OR AS A FEDERAL INMATE SERVING A SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES COURTS, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS A PORTION OF THE CHARGE TO BE USED BY THE COUNTY JAIL, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONTRACT MUST BE SIGNED BY THE SHERIFF IF HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING A COUNTY JAIL OR DETENTION FACILITY USED TO HOUSE FEDERAL DETAINEES, PRISONERS, OR INMATES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY EXPENDITURE OF MONIES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS BUDGET APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY FOR THE JAIL OR DETENTION FACILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Charges for housing federal prisoners
SECTION 1. Section 23-19-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-19-20. (A) The sheriffs or jailers of the respective counties of this State may charge an amount per day as provided by contractual agreement with the appropriate federal authority for each person committed to the county jail or another detention facility as a pre-trial federal detainee, pending a judicial hearing or action, as a federal prisoner in transit from or awaiting transfer to another institution, or as a federal inmate serving a sentence imposed by the United States courts.
(B) A contract with the appropriate federal authority for the housing of federal detainees, prisoners, or inmates by a county of this State must also be signed by the sheriff if he is responsible for operating the county jail or detention facility.
(C) A municipality which operates a jail or detention facility may charge an amount per day as provided by contractual agreement with the appropriate federal authority for each person committed to the jail or detention facility as a pre-trial federal detainee pending a judicial hearing or action, as a federal prisoner in transit from or awaiting transfer to another institution, or as a federal inmate serving a sentence imposed by the United States courts.
(D) Any expenditure of the monies contained in this section must be made in accordance with the established procurement procedures of the local government having budget appropriation authority for the jail or detention facility."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 22nd day of May, 2002.
Approved the 28th day of May, 2002.
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