Current Status Bill Number:331 Ratification Number:405 Act Number:376 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970206 Primary Sponsor:Holland All Sponsors:Holland Drafted Document Number:jud9010.dhh Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980603 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980608 Subject:Personal recognizance bonds, forfeiture of; magistrates, jurisdiction, judgments, Courts
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980624 Act No. A376 ------ 19980608 Signed by Governor ------ 19980604 Ratified R405 House 19980603 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 19980602 Read second time House 19980527 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 19970325 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19970325 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19970320 Read second time Senate 19970319 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19970206 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A376, R405, S331)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-15-170, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FORFEITURE OF RECOGNIZANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MAGISTRATE MAY CONFIRM JUDGMENTS OF RECOGNIZANCE FORFEITURE OF NOT MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM FINE ALLOWABLE UNDER HIS JURISDICTION IN ADDITION TO ASSESSMENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Proceedings in case of forfeiture of recognizances
SECTION 1. Section 17-15-170 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 508 of 1988, is further amended to read:
Section 17-15-170. Whenever the recognizance is forfeited by noncompliance with its condition, the Attorney General, solicitor, magistrate, or other person acting for him immediately shall issue a notice to summon every party bound in the forfeited recognizance to appear at the next ensuing court to show cause, if he has any, why judgment should not be confirmed against him. If any person so bound fails to appear or, upon appearing, does not give a reason for not performing the condition of the recognizance as the court considers sufficient, then the judgment on the recognizance is confirmed. A magistrate may confirm judgments of not more than the maximum fine allowable under Section 22-3-550 in addition to assessments.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 8th day of June, 1998.