After being signed into law in 2023, new bail bond reforms are starting to take effect.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawmakers passed bond reform in 2023.
It came after pressure from prosecutors and law enforcement officials who argued that a new law was needed to cut down on crimes that were being committed by suspects while out on bond.
Now, the new law is having a far-reaching impact.
Anna White from ABC Bonding described how bonds typically work.
“In the state of South Carolina there are three different types of bonds. There is a PR bond, which is a personal recognizance bond, which means there is no payment up front. There is a cash bond which means you have to pay the full amount of that bond to the court. And then there’s a surety bond where you go through either a surety company that is going through an insurance company, or you go through a professional bonding company, which is what we are here at ABC Bonding,” White explained.
Under new …