S0016Introduced in the Senate
Status Offenders
Introduced by Bradley Hutto, District 40
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placement, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As An Adult And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Facility For Committing A Status Offense Or For Violating A Related Court Order; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To Instituting Proceedings, So As To Require That The Child And His Family Seek Counseling When The Status Offense Is Of Incorrigibility; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses And Change The Requirements For Court Orders; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determination Of Release, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petition For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of Official Records For Status Offenses With Exceptions And Make Conforming Changes.
Where it stands
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
January 14, 2025
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Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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