South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4822

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4822
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000328
Primary Sponsor:                  Howard
All Sponsors:                     Howard, J. Brown, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, 
                                  Gourdine, Lloyd, Pinckney and Rutherford
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18241som00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Domestic abuse, criminal domestic 
                                  violence; court may order parties and minors 
                                  to counseling; Domestic Relations, Crimes


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000328  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-25-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE SENTENCE FOR CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CONDITIONS FOR ITS SUSPENSION, AND SECTION 20-4-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ORDER OF PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THE COURT MAY ORDER, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE PARTIES AND MINOR CHILDREN TO COMPLETE PSYCHIATRIC OR THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING FOR THE FAMILY UNIT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-25-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 138 of 1995, is further amended by adding:

"(E) When appropriate, the court may direct the offender, spouse, and minor children to complete, to the satisfaction of the court, a program designed to treat dysfunctional families where available, or other appropriate psychiatric or therapeutic treatment or counseling for the family unit."

SECTION 2. Section 20-4-60(c) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(8) When appropriate, direct the parties and minor children to complete, to the satisfaction of the court, a program designed to treat dysfunctional families where available, or other appropriate psychiatric or therapeutic treatment or counseling for the family unit."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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