South Carolina H 3062: Cost-analysis sentencing reports

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2025-2026 Bill 3062 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 04, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3062

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
1-7-335 SO AS TO REQUIRE CIRCUIT SOLICITORS TO PREPARE COST-ANALYSIS SENTENCING 
REPORTS REGARDING SENTENCING RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO SENTENCING OF OFFENDERS 
CONVICTED OF OR WHO PLEAD GUILTY TO GENERAL SESSIONS COURT OFFENSES, TO PROVIDE 
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND 
PARDON SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THE CURRENT COSTS OF INCARCERATION AND PROBATION 
AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION TO THE PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, 
RESPECTIVELY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION SHALL 
PROVIDE THE UPDATED COSTS TO EACH CIRCUIT SOLICITOR WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME.

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

SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
1-7-335. (A) Each circuit solicitor, 
or his designee, shall prepare a cost analysis sentencing report prior to 
sentencing of every offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo 
contendere to a general sessions' court offense. The cost analysis sentencing report 
must be in writing and submitted to the court before sentencing and the report 
must include the cost of incarceration or probation and community supervision, 
or both as appropriate, associated with the particular sentencing 
recommendation made by the circuit solicitor or his designee. Such report must 
be made a part of the record by the court.

 (B) 
Each year on or before January fifteenth, the Department of Corrections and 
Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services shall provide the previous 
year's cost of incarceration or probation and community supervision, 
respectively, to the Prosecution Coordination Commission. The Prosecution 
Coordination Commission shall provide each circuit solicitor with such updated 
costs within ten days of receipt from the Department of Corrections and the 
Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services for use in meeting the 
requirements of this section.

SECTION 2. The repeal or amendment by this act 
of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect 
pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, 
discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred 
under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision 
shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all 
laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in 
full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested 
right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal 
existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of 
rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the 
repealed or amended laws.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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