South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 2329

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               2329
Ratification Number:       764
Act Number                 648
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Release of juvenile's adjudication of
                           violent offenses
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(A648, R764, H2329)

AN ACT TO AMEND SUBARTICLE 1 OF ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 7, TITLE 20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ABUSED, NEGLECTED, AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-770 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR A CIRCUIT SOLICITOR UPON REQUEST WITH A COPY OF A JUVENILE'S RECORD OF ADJUDICATION IN FAMILY COURT FOR VIOLENT OFFENSES, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR TEN YEARS.

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

Release of juvenile's adjudication of violent offenses

SECTION 1. Subarticle 1 of Article 9, Chapter 7, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-770. Notwithstanding the right of any person to petition the Family Court pursuant to Section 20-7-780 for the release of a person's record of juvenile adjudications, upon the request of the Attorney General or a circuit solicitor which is made pursuant to a current criminal investigation or prosecution, the Department of Youth Services shall provide the requesting party with a copy of that person's record of adjudication in the Family Court for violent offenses as defined in Section 16-1-60. A person's record of an adjudicated violent crime must be maintained by the Department of Youth Services for a period of at least ten years after the date of the adjudication."

Time effective

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