H*4211(Rat #0583, Act #0471 of 1992)  General Bill, By Sharpe, L.E. Bennett, 
J.L. Harris, Harvin, T.E. Huff, Kennedy, J.R. Klapman, R. Smith, C.H. Stone, 
C.L. Sturkie and J.B. Wilder
 A Bill to amend Section 24-13-650, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the prohibition against the release of an offender into the
 community in which he committed a violent crime, so as to provide an exception
 to this prohibition.

   01/16/92  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-33
   01/16/92  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-34
   02/12/92  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-2
   02/19/92  House  Amended HJ-19
   02/19/92  House  Read second time HJ-20
   02/20/92  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
   02/25/92  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   02/25/92  Senate Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-14
   05/19/92  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Corrections and Penology SJ-16
   05/20/92  Senate Amended SJ-38
   05/20/92  Senate Read second time SJ-39
   05/20/92  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-39
   05/21/92  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-23
   06/02/92  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-67
   06/04/92         Ratified R 583
   06/23/92         Signed By Governor
   06/23/92         Effective date 06/23/92
   06/23/92         Act No. 471
   07/07/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-650, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE RELEASE OF AN OFFENDER INTO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE COMMITTED A VIOLENT CRIME, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THIS PROHIBITION.

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

Exception provided

SECTION 1. Section 24-13-650 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 24-13-650. No offender committed to incarceration under Section 16-1-60 may be released back into the community in which the offender committed the offense under the work release program, except in those cases wherein, where applicable, the victim of the crime for which the offender is charged or the relatives of the victim who have applied for notification under Section 16-3-1530 if the victim has died, the law enforcement agency which employed the arresting officer at the time of the arrest, and the circuit solicitor all agree to recommend that the offender be allowed to participate in the work release program in the community where the offense was committed. The victim or the victim's nearest living relative, the law enforcement agency, and the solicitor, as referenced above, must affirm in writing that the offender be allowed to return to the community in which the offense was committed to participate in the work release program."

Time effective

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

Approved the 23rd day of June, 1992.