South Carolina House Bill 3798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jennings

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-15-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT OF A CASH PERCENTAGE INSTEAD OF A BOND, ASSIGNMENT OF THE DEPOSIT, AND RESTITUTION TO THE VICTIM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEPOSIT OF A CASH AMOUNT BY THE DEFENDANT THROUGH AN ACCOMMODATION BONDSMAN, TO INCREASE THE CASH AMOUNT PERCENTAGE TO NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT, AND TO REQUIRE THE ACCOMMODATION BONDSMAN TO PAY A HANDLING FEE TO THE CLERK OF COURT EQUAL TO FOUR PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE BOND SET.

Provide For The Deposit Of A Cash Amount By The Defendant Through An Accommodation Bondsman, To Increase The Cash Amount Percentage To Not Less Than Twenty-five Percent, And To Require The Accommodation Bondsman To Pay A Handling Fee To The Clerk Of Court Equal To Four Percent Of The Amount Of The Bond Set.

Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]

Rep. James Harrison [R]

Rep. Douglas Jennings [D]

Rep. John King [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-02		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jennings
2010-01-13		Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-28
2009-05-21		Debate adjourned until Friday, May 22, 2009 HJ-16
2009-05-20		Debate adjourned HJ-28
2009-05-14		Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-66
2009-05-14		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
2009-03-26		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
2009-03-26		Introduced and read first time HJ-8

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3798&session=118