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TO AMEND ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 25, TITLE 17 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURES CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCING, BY ADDING SECTION 17-25-147 TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY WHO HAS TWO OR MORE PRIOR FELONY CONVICTIONS MUST SERVE AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS IN PRISON.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 2, Chapter 25, Title 17 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 17-25-147. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a person, who has been convicted of two or more prior felonies as defined by Section 16-1-90, upon conviction for another felony must be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least ten years but not longer than thirty years.
(B) No portion of the ten year minimum provided for may be suspended.
(C) This penalty is in addition to the sentence for the underlying offense and the sentence may be imposed concurrently."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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