Status Offenses

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placements, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As Adults And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Facility; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To The Institution Of Juvenile Proceedings, So As To Require That The Child And His Family First Seek Counseling In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses And To Change The Requirements For Court Orders; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determinations Of Release, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petitions For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Make Conforming Changes And To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of A Juvenile's Record For Status Offenses, With Exceptions.