Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:977 Primary Sponsor:Reese Committee Number:03 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Presentence investigations Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Corrections and Penology Computer Document Number:DKA/3137AL.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 977 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 03 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES MUST NOT CONDUCT ANY PART OF THE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION BEFORE A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 24-21-520 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 24A., Part II, Act 164 of 1993, is amended to read:
"Section 24-21-520. The department shall prepare a presentence investigation on all offenders who are convicted of a crime with a maximum penalty of not less than three years nor more than fifteen years or a class D, E, or F felony or a class A misdemeanor. In all other cases, the judge or the solicitor may require a presentence investigation before sentencing. The presentence investigation must be submitted to the court before sentencing. No portion of a presentence investigation may be conducted until an offender is convicted of a crime. Every presentence investigation must contain the following:
(1) a recommendation about the suitability of the offender for community supervision under any probation program and any of the sentencing options set forth in Chapter 21 of Title 24;
(2) input received from victims and witnesses;
(3) input received from law enforcement;
(4) a social history for the offender; and
(5) other pertinent information about the offender."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.