South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 834

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7391ahb07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on June 7, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Preliminary hearings

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/7/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-22
    6/7/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-22
   6/20/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Moore (ch), Ford, Rankin, Scott
   1/24/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Ford, Ritchie, 
                        Knotts, Cleary

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

6/7/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 14-7-1565 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS ENTITLED TO A PRELIMINARY HEARING BEFORE PRESENTMENT OR INDICTMENT OF A COUNTY GRAND JURY.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 13, Chapter 7, Title 14 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 14-7-1565.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person charged with an offense requiring presentment or indictment of a grand jury of the county where the crime was committed pursuant to Section 11, Article I of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is entitled to a preliminary hearing before the appropriate court with jurisdiction over the offense before presentment or indictment by the county grand jury.

(B)    The provisions of this section may not be construed to limit the person charged with an offense subject to the provisions of subsection (A) from waiving his right to a preliminary hearing if he chooses."

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

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