Senator Matthews proposes the following amendment (SMIN-3532.AA0075S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Chapter 53, Title 38 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 38-53-55.When a person engaged in electronic monitoring of a defendant charged with a violent offense as defined by Section 16-1-60 becomes aware that the defendant has had contact with the alleged victim of the violent offense or with the immediate family of the alleged victim of the violent offense, he must immediately or within twenty-four hours, notify law enforcement, the solicitor, and the court having jurisdiction over the defendant of the contact.