2010-06

South Carolina Court Administration

South Carolina Supreme Court
Columbia, South Carolina

ROSALYN W. FRIERSON
DIRECTOR

 

 

1015 SUMTER STREET, SUITE 200
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA  29201
TELEPHONE:  (803) 734-1800
FAX:  (803) 734-1355

MEMORANDUM

TO: Magistrates and Municipal Judges

FROM: Robert L. McCurdy
RE: Updated Recommended Roadside Bond List
DATE: August 10, 2010

Please find attached a corrected recommended roadside bond list (Revision date of 7/30/10) previously issued by this Office on July 27, 2010. We have corrected the following items since the July 27, 2010, issuance.  The corrections are indicated in red. 

Line 44: No Driver’s License, 2nd was changed to reflect summary court jurisdiction
Line 45: No Driver’s License, 3rd was changed to reflect summary court jurisdiction
Line 83: DUS, 3rd and subsequent was changed to reflect proper maximum jail time
Line 84: DUS, 3rd and subsequent was added to include home detention option
Line 158: Obtaining Goods under False Pretenses was changed to reflect new CDR Code
Line 163: Parking in Handicapped Zone was changed to reflect proper penalty
Line 176: Receiving Stolen Goods was changed to reflect new CDR Code
Line 200: Receiving, Possessing, Concealing Stolen Vehicle was changed to reflect new CDR Code

As a reminder, the bond schedule is a recommendation only. Upon conviction, a trial judge may charge higher or lower than the recommended bond if allowed within the parameters of the particular statute. On traffic offenses where a court appearance is not mandatory and where the recommended bond is posted, failure to appear constitutes a forfeiture of the posted bond.

The list with the red tab (“Columns Not Hidden”) contains the name of the offense, the charging section, the penalty section, the CDR Code, the minimum and maximum jail time, the minimum fine with and without assessments, the maximum fine with and without assessments, and a recommended roadside bond. The list with the yellow tab (“Hidden Columns”) is an abbreviated sheet and contains all of the sections above except minimum and maximum jail and may be more conducive for printing purposes.

The next to the last column of both lists indicates by asterisk those offenses where a defendant’s court appearance is mandatory. Those offenses include the following: Altered DL, various DUS offenses, False Information to Police, Filing False Insurance Affidavit, Littering, Operating Uninsured Vehicle, Racing, and Simple Possession.

This document will be posted in the “Memoranda” section of the Benchbook. If you are unable to open the attachments or do not have Excel, please contact this Office and we will provide you a hard copy of the list. Should you have questions concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact this Office.

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