Reduction of sentences for substantial assistance

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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-25-65, Relating To The Reduction Of A Sentence For Substantial Assistance To The State, So As To Require Notice To The Arresting Law Enforcement Agency And Any Victims, To Require A Hearing With Findings Of Fact In A Written Order, To Require Verification Of Substantial Assistance By Law Enforcement Or The Correctional Facility, And To Allow Reduction Of Mandatory Minimum Sentences In The Discretion Of The Judge.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 13, 2026

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R · CoThomas Pope
R · CoWeston Newton
R · CoCody Mitchell
R · CoPaula Rawl Calhoon
R · CoSarita Edgerton

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