South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 3154

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: LC-0034CM25.docx

Prefiled in the House on December 5, 2024
Judiciary

Summary: Restitution

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/5/2024 House Prefiled
12/5/2024 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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12/05/2024



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 24-21-490, RELATING TO COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFENDER'S RESTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES SHALL CONSIDER AN OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO MAKE RESTITUTION WHEN IT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF HIS MONTHLY PAYMENT.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 24-21-490(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (A) The Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall collect and distribute restitution on a monthly basis from all offenders under probationary and intensive probationary supervision. The department shall consider an offender's ability to make restitution when it determines the amount of an offender's monthly payment.

 

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

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