South Carolina H 3280: Pardon eligibility guidelines

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2025-2026 Bill 3280 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3280

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 24-21-950, RELATING TO GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
PARDON SO AS TO MAKE GRAMMATICAL AND TECHNICAL CHANGES, AND TO DELETE THE 
PROVISION THAT REQUIREs INMATES BE CONSIDERED FOR PARDONS BEFORE PAROLE 
ELIGIBILITY DATES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 24-21-950 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
24-21-950. (A) The following 
guidelines must be utilized by the board when determining when an individual is 
eligible for pardon consideration.

 (1) 
Probationers must be considered upon the request of the individual anytimeany time after 
discharge from supervision.

 (2) 
Persons discharged from a sentence without benefit of parole must be considered 
upon the request of the individual anytimeany time after the date of discharge.

 (3) 
Parolees must be considered for a pardon upon the request of the individual anytimeany time after the 
successful completion of five years under supervision. Parolees successfully 
completing the maximum parole period, if less than five years, must be 
considered for pardon upon the request of the individual anytimeany time after the date of discharge.

 (4) 
An inmate must be considered for pardon before a parole 
eligibility date at any time only when he 
can produce evidence comprising the most extraordinary circumstances.

 (5) 
The victim of a crime or a member of a convicted person's family living within 
this State may petition for a pardon for a person who has completed supervision 
or has been discharged from a sentence.

 (B) 
Persons discharged from a sentence without benefit of supervision must be 
considered upon the request of the individual anytimeany time after the date of discharge.

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

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