News in South Carolina Bail Bonding

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February 2025

As of February 2025, Bail Bondsmen are still NOT PERMITTED to take any payments on fees/premiums up to 10% (payments are ONLY allowed on any fee over 10% of the Bail). Additionally, we are required to charge a MINIMUM of 10%. Click here for the June 2023 Bail Reform Amendment; links for additional and more specific updates in Bail Bonding Regulation can be found at the bottom of this article.

Historically, our ability to accept fees under 10% and/or accept Payment Plans from our clients was the best way to help them, financially. Unfortunately, not only do new regulations impede us from assisting many of our clients, the violations of said regulations carry a hefty penalty.

If these new regulations have caused you a hardship, specifically when trying to get a loved one out of jail, please contact your State Representative and let them know. A guide to find your local Representatives and Legislators can be found here.

We will continue to do everything we can to assist our clients in a financially-trying time.

- Additional penalties for committing violent crimes while out on Bail or Pre-trial release (17-15-270).
- Conditions, Definitions, electronic monitoring as condition of bond (17-15-35).
- Speedy Trials, Bond Revocations and Conforming Provisions (17-15-55).
- Tampering with an electronic monitoring device (24-13-425).

June 2024

In 2023, South Carolina underwent a massive Bail Reform project. This brought about many changes across virtually every aspect of Bail Bonding, including licensing, fee/premium requirements, re-classification of repeat offenders on bail and more.

After drastic changes to some of the testing and licensing requirements for Bail Bondsman, South Carolina, as a state, lost almost half of the 400+ licensed Bail Bondsman who were active the previous year. Additionally, new regulations were put into effect that increased both bail amounts and penalties for those committing crimes while already OUT ON BAIL. These changes, in conjunction with an ever-increasing population in Upstate South Carolina, mean the importance of EXPERIENCED and KNOWLEDGABLE Bail Bondsman is more important than ever.

We expect to see further changes in both the interpretation AND the practical application of new regulations and we will keep you up-to-date as these changes are made public.