South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3017

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brannon and McKnight
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5162cm15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Sex Offender Registry

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 65)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 65)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-430, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE FAMILY COURT WITH THE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A JUVENILE IS PLACED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 23-3-430 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 255 of 2012, is further amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection at the end:

"( )    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the family court shall use its discretion to determine whether a juvenile is placed on the sex offender registry."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to family court proceedings that occur after the effective date of the Omnibus Crime Reduction and Sentencing Reform Act of 2010.

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