South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3054

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Quinn
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18996wab17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Arrest warrants and incident reports

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2016  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 55)
   1/10/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 55)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-325 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CLERKS OF COURT IN THIS STATE SHALL DISCLOSE AND MAY NOT REDACT FULL NAMES AND BIRTH DATES THAT APPEAR ON ARREST WARRANTS AND INCIDENT REPORTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 2, Title 30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 30-2-325.    Public law enforcement entities and county clerks of court shall disclose the full names and dates of birth appearing in arrest warrants or incident reports in their possession, and may not redact this information from such documents. The provisions of this section apply notwithstanding another law."

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

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