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H3220 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
Wm. Weston Newton, Jerry T. Carter, Cody T. Mitchell
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 15, Title 63 So As To Enact The "uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act", To Provide A Legal Mechanism To Protect Children From Credible Risks Of Abduction Related To Legal Custody Or Visitation, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Sections 63-7-2340, 63-7-2345, 63-7-2350, 63-13-50, 63-13-60, 63-13-190, 63-13-420, 63-13-430, 63-13-620, 63-13-630, 63-13-820, 63-13-830, 63-13-1010, And 63-11-70, Relating To Fingerprint Reviews And Background Check Requirements For Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Child Protective Service Workers, Other Child Welfare Employees And Volunteers, Group Childcare Homes, Family Chldcare Homes, And Religious Childcare Centers, Among Others, So As To Provide For Fingerprint-based Background Checks And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3477 - Search warrants, electronic data
Thomas E. Pope, Christopher Sloan Wooten
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-180 So As To Provide That A South Carolina Business Must Treat A Subpoena, Court Order, Or Warrant Issued By Another State As If The Subpoena, Court Order, Or Warrant Was Issued By A South Carolina Court; And By Adding Section 17-13-190 So As To Provide For The Issuance, Execution, And Return Of Search Warrants For Electronic Data Or Information.
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Introduced
H3532 - Bond Reform
Murrell Smith, Thomas E. Pope, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Create An Additional Offense Punishable By Up To Five Years If A Person Commits A Subsequent Violent Crime While Subject To A Bond Order Or Pretrial Release Order For A Previous Violent Crime; By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To Cash Deposits In Lieu Of Bond, So As To Provide That If The Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm While Out On Bond Or Other Pretrial Release, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond Rather Than Ten Percent; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Adding Section 17-15-35 So As To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Procedures For Court-ordered Electronic Monitoring In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Bond; By Adding Section 17-15-37 So As To Authorize The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Promulgate Regulations Regarding Electronic Monitoring And To Provide Parameters For Which An Electronic Monitoring Agency Must Operate Within; By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration Of Bond By The Circuit Court Set By A Summary Court, So As To Provide A Defendant Must Be Advised Of His Right To A Speedy Trial And To Provide Procedures Related To Speedy Trials, To Provide For The Revocation Of Previous Bond If A Person Commits A Violent Offense Or A Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Which Was Committed While The Person Was Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, To Require A Full Bond Under Certain Repeat Offender Circumstances, And To Provide Conforming Procedures; By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Amending Section 24-13-40, Relating To The Computation Of Time Served By Prisoners, So As To Prohibit Credit For Time Served Prior To Trial And Sentencing When The Prisoner Committed A Subsequent Crime While Out On Bond Or Had Bond Revoked On Any Charge Prior To Trial Or Plea; By Amending Section 24-13-425, Relating To The Offense Of Tampering With An Electronic Monitoring Device, So As To Delete An Unnecessary Definition And Exempt Certain Authorized Employees Or Agents From The Purview Of The Statute; By Adding Section 17-15-500 So As To Establish The South Carolina Pretrial Reform Commission, Provide For Its Membership And Duties, And Terminate The Commission On A Date Certain; By Amending Section 38-53-10, Relating To Defintions For Purposes Of The Chapter On Bail Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Revise The Definition Of "surety Bondsman" And Define The Term "electronic Monitoring"; By Amending Section 38-53-50, Relating To Surety Relieved On Bond, So As To Make A Technical Change Regarding Nonpayment Of Premium Fees Alone Not Being Sufficient To Warrant Immediate Incarceration Of The Defendant; By Amending Section 38-53-70, Relating To The Issuance Of Bench Warrants For Failure To Appear, So As To Revise The Statute To Apply More Broadly When A Defendant Violates The Conditions Of Bond And Revise Time Frames Provided For The Notice Of The Bench Warrant; By Adding Section 38-53-84 So As To Require Notification To The Appropriate Solicitor If A Defendant Violates An Order For Electronic Monitoring, To Provide For Relief From The Bond If The Defendant Fails To Pay For The Monitoring, And To Provide For Possible Revocation Of A Bondsman's License For Failure To Comply With Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 38-53-170, Relating To Unlawful Acts By Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Provide Additional Payment Procedures And Expense Reimbursement Procedures; By Amending Section 38-53-310, Relating To Written Bail Bond Reports That Must Be Filed Each Month With The Clerk Of Court, So As To Include Current Data Retained As An Express Condition Of Bond, And To Allow For The Use Of A Data Management Software System In Lieu Of The Written Report; And By Adding Section 38-53-55 So As To Require A Person Engaged In Electronic Monitoring Of A Defendant Charged With A Violent Offense To Report To The Court And Law Enforcement Officials If The Defendant Has Contact With The Alleged Victim. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3027 - Victim and Witness Services, definition of criminal offense
Wm. Weston Newton, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-1510, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of Victim And Witness Services, So As To Revise The Definition Of "criminal Offense".
STATUS
Introduced
H3032 - Bond Reform
Thomas E. Pope, Christopher Sloan Wooten, Leon D. Gilliam
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Provide Sentencing Enhancements For Persons Who Commit Certain Additional Crimes While On Pretrial Release On Bond; And By Adding Section 17-15-280 So As To Prohibit Pretrial Release On Bond For Persons Charged With Committing Certain Additional Crimes And To Provide Appropriate Procedures For Determining If Additional Charges Are Pending.
STATUS
Introduced
H3216 - Opioid Overdose Prevention
Melissa Lackey Oremus, John Gregory Kilmartin, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-130-60, Relating To The Administering Of Opioid Antidotes By First Responders, So As To Require First Responder Stations To Maintain A Supply Of Opioid Antidote Medication At All Times.
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Introduced
H3015 - Luring a child
William Lee Hewitt, Matthew W. Leber, John Taliaferro West
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-930 So As To Define Necessary Terms, Create The Offense Of Luring A Child Into A Conveyance, Dwelling, Or Structure, And Provide A Penalty And Defenses To Prosecution.
STATUS
Introduced
H3411 - Elevating or lowering motor vehicles
Kevin Hardee, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4445, Relating To The Restrictions On Elevating Or Lowering Motor Vehicles, So As To Prohibit Motor Vehicle Modifications That Result In The Motor Vehicles' Front Fenders Being Raised Four Or More Inches Above Or Below The Height Of The Rear Fenders, To Provide The Formula For Measuring The Height Of The Fenders, And To Provide Penalties.
STATUS
Introduced
H3064 - Victim Services Coordinating Council membership
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-1430, Relating To Victim Assistance Services And Membership Of Victim Services Coordinating Council, So As To Replace The Representatives Of The State Office Of Victim Assistance With Representatives Appointed By The Chair Of The Victim Services Coordinating Council.
STATUS
Introduced
H3447 - Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Steven Wayne Long, John R. Mccravy, James Mikell Burns
Last updated almost 2 years ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 2-19-10, 2-19-20, 2-19-35, 2-19-70, 2-19-80, And 2-19-90, All Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Change The Commission's Process For Nominating Judicial Candidates From The Nomination Of Three Qualified Candidates To The Release Of A List Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
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