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SC H3278
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Pope
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AI Summary
- Removes the provision allowing prisoners to receive credit toward their sentence for time spent under monitored house arrest
- Maintains the requirement that prisoners receive full credit for time served in jail prior to trial and sentencing
- Credit for pre-trial detention is still denied in four circumstances: if the prisoner was an escapee, if already serving a sentence for another offense, if a subsequent crime was committed while on bond, or if bond was revoked
- Sentence computation continues to be calculated from the date of sentencing, unless the prisoner appeals, has probation revoked, or the court sets a specific start date
- Takes effect upon approval by the Governor
Legislative Description
Credit for time served
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary12/5/2024
Full Bill Text
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