Limits imprisonment as punishment for contempt of court in South Carolina family court.

This bill amends the South Carolina Code of Laws to limit the availability of imprisonment as punishment for contempt of court. It specifies that an adult found in contempt may be punished by a fine, a public works sentence, or imprisonment in a local detention facility, but not to exceed one year, a fine of fifteen hundred dollars, or a public works sentence of more than three hundred hours. The bill also states that an adult may not be imprisoned for contempt unless found guilty by a jury of their peers who recommend imprisonment as punishment.

Limits imprisonment as punishment for contempt of court in South Carolina family court.

This bill amends the South Carolina Code of Laws to limit the availability of imprisonment as punishment for contempt of court. It specifies that an adult found in contempt may be punished by a fine, a public works sentence, or imprisonment in a local detention facility, but not to exceed one year, a fine of fifteen hundred dollars, or a public works sentence of more than three hundred hours. The bill also states that an adult may not be imprisoned for contempt unless found guilty by a jury of their peers who recommend imprisonment as punishment.