South Carolina Senate Bill 938 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 17-15-30 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, 1976, Relating To The Bail And Recognizances, 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 To Require In Any Such Case Where The Bond Is Ordered Forfeited That 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
2020-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-12-11	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=0938&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/938_20191211.htm