South Carolina · South Carolina Code — Title 17, Criminal Procedure
S.C. Code (Crim. Proc.) § 17-15-270: Additional offense for persons violating bond; violent crimes
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to commit a violent crime while under a bond or pretrial release order for a prior violent crime. Conviction results in a felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment.
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