H 3380 General Bill, By Lanford, Allison, D.W. Beatty, Breeland, B.D. Cain, 
Cato, Davenport, H.M. Hallman, R.J. Herdklotz, J. Hines, Inabinett, Koon, Mason, 
McCraw, Sandifer, Simrill, Walker, C.C. Wells, Whipper, Wilkins, D.A. Wright and 
Young-Brickell

Similar(H 3389, H 3795)
 A Bill to amend Section 20-7-2205, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the prohibition against committing a status offender to the
 custody of a correctional institution or secure evaluation center operated by
 the Department of Juvenile Justice, so as to provide that such commitment may
 be made to a secure evaluation center for an indeterminate period not to
 exceed forty-five days.

   01/25/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-20
   01/25/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-20
   04/20/95  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-4
   04/26/95  House  Amended HJ-75
   04/26/95  House  Objection by Rep. Moody-Lawrence, Neal, Rogers,
                     Cobb-Hunter & Howard HJ-76
   05/17/95  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 23, 1995 HJ-33
   05/25/95  House  Debate adjourned until Friday, June 2, 1995 HJ-70
   01/11/96  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 12, 1996 HJ-32
   01/11/96  House   Motion noted--Reconsider vote whereby debate
                     adjourned until Tuesday, March 12, 1996 HJ-39
   01/18/96  House  Reconsider vote whereby debate adjourned until
                     Tuesday, March 12, 1996 HJ-21
   01/18/96  House  Tabled HJ-21

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

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April 26, 1995

H. 3380

Introduced by REPS. Lanford, Wilkins, Hallman, Koon, Mason, Sandifer, Simrill, Wright, Cain, Allison, Wells, Walker, A. Young, McCraw, Hines, Cato, Inabinett, Breeland, Herdklotz, S. Whipper, Davenport and Beatty

S. Printed 4/20/95--H.

Read the first time January 25, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2205, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST COMMITTING A STATUS OFFENDER TO THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OR SECURE EVALUATION CENTER OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH COMMITMENT MAY BE MADE TO A SECURE EVALUATION CENTER FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE DAYS.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2205 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by an act of 1995 bearing ratification number 585 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"Section 20-7-2205. Notwithstanding Section 20-7-2170, a child who is guilty of a violation of law or other misconduct which would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult, including a child who has been found in contempt of court for violation of a court order related to the violation or misconduct or a child who violates the conditions of probation for an offense, must not may be committed to the custody of a secure correctional institution operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice or to secure evaluation centers operated by the department for a determinate period not to exceed ninety days and without first temporarily committing the child to an evaluation center; however, the department may conduct any evaluation it considers necessary. A child committed under this section may not be confined with a child who has been adjudicated delinquent for committing a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.