H 4714 General Bill, By Scott
    A Bill to amend Section 22-5-510, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to bailing a person, so as to provide when a person must be allowed a bond hearing and must be released after offering sufficient bond; to amend Section 38-53-50, as amended, relating to a bail bondsman surrender of a defendant, so as to revise the circumstances in which a bail bondsman may obtain a commitment order; to amend Section 38-53-70, relating to remission of judgment, so as to provide that a surety may obtain a refund of a portion of the amount estreated if a principal is surrendered within a certain period after an estreatment order has been issued; to amend Section 38-53-90, as amended, relating to qualifications for licensing a bondsman and a runner, so as to require both to possess the minimum training the State requires for a law enforcement officer; and to amend Section 38-53-170, as amended, relating to activities a bail bondsman or a runner may not engage in, so as to allow a bail bondsman or a runner to attend certain court sessions.
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03/07/96	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-3
03/07/96	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4