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 South Carolina General Assembly
 126th Session, 2025-2026
 
-Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format
+Bill 716
 
 Indicates Matter Stricken
 Indicates New Matter
 
-S. 716
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-STATUS INFORMATION
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-General Bill
-Sponsors: Senators Garrett, Kennedy, Reichenbach, Rice, Goldfinch, Blackmon, Elliott, Leber, Corbin, Zell and Kimbrell
-Companion/Similar bill(s): 4806
-Document Path: SJ-0018MB26.docx
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-Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
-Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
-Summary: Bonds
-HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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-      Date      Body      Action Description with journal page number
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-    12/10/2025    Senate    Prefiled
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-    12/10/2025    Senate    Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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-    1/13/2026    Senate    Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 29)
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-    1/13/2026    Senate    Referred to Committee on Judiciary  (Senate Journal-page 29)
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-View the latest legislative information at the website
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-VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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-12/10/2025
+(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
 
 A bill
 
@@ -43,7 +15,8 @@
 ASSIGNMENT OF DEPOSIT;  RESTITUTION TO VICTIM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COURT
 FINDS THAT A DEFENDANT MAY BE RELEASED ON BOND WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A
 VIOLENT OFFENSE OR ANY FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING A FIREARM OR DRUGS, THE BOND
-MUST BE SET AT THE FULL UNITED STATES CASH CURRENCY BOND; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-15-30, RELATING TO MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF
+MUST BE SET AT THE FULL UNITED STATES CASH CURRENCY BOND; BY AMENDING SECTION
+17-15-30, RELATING TO MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF
 RELEASE;  CONTEMPT, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE CONSIDERATION OF A PERSON'S MENTAL
 CONDITION THE DIRECT OBSERVATIONS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT CAUSE
 REASONABLE CONCERN WITH A PERSON'S MENTAL CONDITION AND TO ALLOW THE COURT TO
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 SECTION 1.  Section 17-15-15 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
 
-    Section 17-15-15.   (A) Except as provided
-in subsection (D), in lieu of requiring actual posting of bond as provided in
+    Section
+17-15-15.  (A) Except as provided in
+subsection (D), in lieu of requiring actual posting of bond as provided in
 Section 17-15-10(A), the court setting bond may permit the defendant to deposit
 in cash with the clerk of court an amount not to exceed ten percent of the
 amount of bond set, which amount, when the defendant fulfills the condition of
@@ -98,7 +72,8 @@
 
 SECTION 2.  Section 17-15-30 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
 
-    Section 17-15-30.   (A) In determining
+    Section
+17-15-30.  (A) In determining
 conditions of release that will reasonably assure appearance, or if release
 would constitute an unreasonable danger to the community or an individual, a
 court may, on the basis of the following information, consider the nature and
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-This web page was last updated on January 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
+This web page was last updated on December 10, 2025 at 02:22 PM