Bill Text: SC H3131 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Detention Facilities

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3131 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3131-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-980 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL DETENTION FACILITY SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN IN-PERSON MEETING BETWEEN AN INMATE AND HIS ATTORNEY.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 9, Chapter 3, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-3-980.    A state, county, or municipal detention facility shall not prohibit an in-person meeting between an inmate and his attorney."

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