South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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Bill 43


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-21-435 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX OFFENDER WHO IS SERVING A PROBATIONARY SENTENCE MUST BE PLACED UNDER GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE DURATION OF HIS PROBATIONARY SENTENCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 21, Title 24 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 24-21-435.    A person who is determined to be a sex offender pursuant to Section 23-3-430 and who is serving a probationary sentence must be placed under global positioning system satellite surveillance continuously for the duration of his probationary sentence by the department."

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

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