South Carolina Senate Bill 356 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 17-15-30, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Bail And Recognizances And Factors To Consider When Determining Bond, So As To Require The Court To Set A Cash Or Surety Bond For Any Person Charged With An Offense Who The Court Finds Is An Alien Unlawfully Present In The United States; And To Amend Section 17-15-260, Relating To The Distribution Of Forfeited Bonds, So As To Require In A Case When The Bond Is Ordered Forfeited And The Defendant Is An Alien Unlawfully Present In The United States, Twenty-five Percent Of The Forfeited Funds Be Distributed To The Arresting Law Enforcement Agency.

Bail and recognizance

Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	15	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
17	15	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0356&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/356_20201209.htm