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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4026 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010425 Primary Sponsor:Whipper All Sponsors:Whipper, J.E. Smith, Weeks, J. Brown, Allen, Altman, Campsen, Easterday, Howard, Rivers, Sinclair, G.M. Smith and W.D. Smith Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22994cm01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Bailable offense, person to have bond hearing within twenty-four hours of arrest; release provisions; Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010425 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 17-15-12 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CHARGED WITH A BAILABLE OFFENSE MUST HAVE A BOND HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF HIS ARREST AND MUST BE RELEASED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AFTER THE BOND IS DELIVERED TO THE INCARCERATING FACILITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 17-15-12. A person charged with a bailable offense must have a bond hearing within twenty-four hours of his arrest and must be released within a reasonable time, not to exceed four hours, after the bond is delivered to the incarcerating facility."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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