BIL:863
RTN:413
ACN:401
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:Senate
IND:19980114
PSP:Holland
SPO:Holland, Washington and Short
DDN:jud9013.dhh
DPB:19980603
LAD:19980602
GOV:U Became law without signature of Governor
DGA:19980611
SUB:Criminal domestic violence, Domestic Relation; Prisoner, early parole for inmate, filing for post-conviction relief
HST:863
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------19980630Act No. A401
------19980611Unsigned, became law without
signature of Governor
------19980604Ratified R413
Senate19980603Concurred in House amendment,
enrolled for ratification
House19980603Read third time, returned to Senate
with amendment
House19980602Read second time
House19980602Amended
House19980527Committee report: Favorable with25 HJ
amendment
House19980218Introduced, read first time,25 HJ
referred to Committee
Senate19980217Read third time, sent to House
Senate19980212Read second time
Senate19980212Committee amendment adopted
Senate19980211Committee report: Favorable with11 SJ
amendment
Senate19980114Introduced, read first time,11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate19971215Prefiled, referred to Committee11 SJ
TXT:
(A401, R413, S863)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-25-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONDITIONS FOR EARLY PAROLE FOR CERTAIN OFFENDER VICTIMS OF SPOUSAL ABUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INMATE WHO IS SENTENCED FOR AN OFFENSE AGAINST A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND PRESENTS EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WHEN HE WAS CONVICTED OF, OR PLED GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE TO THE OFFENSE OR IN POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING TO THE PLEA OR CONVICTION IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AFTER SERVING ONE-FOURTH OF HIS TERM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION DOES NOT EFFECT THE FILING PROCEDURES FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF APPLICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Eligibility for parole
SECTION1.Section 16-25-90 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 7 of 1995, is amended to read:
“Section 16-25-90.Notwithstanding any provision of Chapters 13 and 21 of Title 24, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, an inmate who was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, an offense against a household member shall be eligible for parole after serving one-fourth of his prison term when the inmate at the time he pled guilty to, nolo contendere to, or was convicted of an offense against the household member, or in post-conviction proceedings pertaining to the plea or conviction, presented credible evidence of a history of criminal domestic violence, as provided in Section 16-25-20, suffered at the hands of the household member. This section shall not affect the provisions of Section 17-27-45.”
Time effective
SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 06/11/98.