Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3338 Primary Sponsor:Wofford Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Parole, hearing every five years for violent offender Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Computer Document Number:DKA/4183AL.93 Introduced Date:19930202 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930202 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wofford Kelley H. Brown Hallman Harrell R. Young Gamble Cobb-Hunter Jaskwhich Wilkins Haskins Keegan Shissias Law Harrison Fair Stuart Simrill Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3338 House 19930202 Introduced, read first time, 27
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TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-645, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PAROLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A HEARING EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR A PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT CRIME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-21-645 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 134 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 24-21-645. The board may issue an order authorizing the parole which must be signed either by a majority of its members or by all three members meeting as a parole panel on the case ninety days prior to before the effective date of the parole; provided, that at. At least two-thirds of the members of the board must authorize and sign orders authorizing parole for persons convicted of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60. A provisional parole order shall include the terms and conditions, if any, to be met by the prisoner during the provisional period and terms and conditions, if any, to be met upon parole. Upon satisfactory completion of the provisional period, the commissioner or one lawfully acting for him must issue an order which, if accepted by the prisoner, shall provide for his release from custody.
Provided, that upon Upon a negative determination of parole, prisoners in confinement for a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60 must have their cases reviewed every two five years for the purpose of a determination of parole."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.