South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 5041

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5082cm16.docx

Introduced in the House on March 3, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Parole hearings

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
    3/3/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/3/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF PAROLE, PARDON, AND CLEMENCY HEARINGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL TESTIMONY PRESENTED AT A PAROLE HEARING MUST BE TAKEN UNDER OATH, AND THAT A POTENTIAL PAROLEE BEING CONSIDERED FOR PAROLE OR THEIR COUNSEL HAS A RIGHT TO CONFRONT ANY WITNESS THAT APPEARS BEFORE THE BOARD DURING HIS HEARING.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 24-21-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 24-21-50.    (A)    The board shall grant hearings and permit arguments and appearances by counsel or any individual before it at any such hearing while considering a case for parole, pardon, or any other form of clemency provided for under law.

(B)    No Only a potential parolee inmate who is being considered for parole or their counsel has a right of confrontation at the hearing.

(C)    All testimony presented at a parole hearing must be taken under oath."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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