S*0961 (Rat #0487, Act #0398 of 1982) General Bill, By T.D. Wise, M.E. McDonald and E.J. Patterson
    A Bill to amend Sections 20-7-50, 20-7-390, 20-7-400, 20-7-420 and 20-7-440, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, and Sections 20-7-60, 20-7-70, 20-7-80, and 20-7-90, relating to the South Carolina Children's Code, so as to clarify which specific courts shall exercise jurisdiction over certain juvenile matters, the courts' authority, the courts' subject matter jurisdiction, the basis for the courts' exercise of personal jurisdiction, and to reduce the age of a "child" to eighteen for certain purposes; to amend Sections 20-7-735, 20-7-3390, 20-7-3420, 20-7-1640, 20-7-1680, 20-7-2440, and 20-7-490, relating to the South Carolina Children's Code, so as to renumber Sections 20-7-735, 20-7-3390 and 20-7-3420, to clarify certain references to parole boards, to grant authority to the Board of Juvenile Parole to impose certain conditions upon the Parole of Juveniles, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Family Court and the Circuit Court, and to shift the location of certain definitions within the Children's Code; to add Section 20-7-2155, relating to qualifications and duties of juvenile probation counselors; to renumber Sections 20-7-100, 20-7-120, 20-7-130, 20-7-570, 20-7-580, 20-7-590, 20-7-700, 20-7-710, 20-7-720, 20-7-730, 20-7-765, 20-7-770, 20-7-775, 20-7-1530, 20-7-1540, 20-7-1550, 20-7-3400, 20-7-3410, 20-7-3430, 20-7-3440, 20-7-3450, 20-7-3460, 20-7-3470, 20-7-3480, 20-7-3490, 20-7-3500, 20-7-3510, 20-7-3520 and 20-7-3530, all relating to the South Carolina Children's Code, and to provide for changes in cross-references thereto; and to repeal Sections 20-7-2090, 20-7-2100, 20-7-2110, 20-7-2120, 20-7-2130, 20-7-2140, 20-7-2150, 20-7-2160, 20-7-2170, 20-7-2180, 20-7-2190, 20-7-2200, 20-7-2210, 20-7-2220, 20-7-2450, 20-7-2460, 20-7-2470, 20-7-2480, 20-7-2490, 20-7-2500, 20-7-2510, 20-7-2520, 20-7-2530, 20-7-2540, 20-7-2550, 20-7-2560, 20-7-2570, 20-7-2580, 20-7-2590, 20-7-2600, 20-7-2610, 20-7-2620, 20-7-2630, 20-7-2640, 20-7-2650, 20-7-2660, 20-7-2670, 20-7-2680, and 20-7-2690, all relating to the South Carolina Children's Code.
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04/20/82	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-10
04/20/82	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
05/05/82	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
05/06/82	Senate	Read second time SJ-10
05/20/82	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
05/25/82	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-3138
05/26/82	House	Read second time HJ-3562
05/27/82	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-3609
06/01/82	Senate	Ratified R 487 SJ-9
06/07/82		Signed By Governor
06/07/82		Effective date 06/07/82
06/07/82		Act No. 398
06/18/82		Copies available