South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 252

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Young
Document Path: l:\s-res\try\003out .kmm.try.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Admissibility of out-of-court statements made by children

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 236)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 236)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 19-1-180(G) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF OUT-OF-COURT STATEMENTS MADE BY CHILDREN, TO ADD AN EXCEPTION FOR STATEMENTS MADE TO EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS OF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 19-1-180(G) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(G)(1)    If the parents of the child are separated or divorced, then the hearsay statement shall be is inadmissible if:

            (1)(a)    one of the parents is the alleged perpetrator of the alleged abuse or neglect; and

            (2)(b)    the allegation was made after the parties separated or divorced.

        (2)    Notwithstanding this subsection, a statement alleging abuse or neglect made by a child to a law enforcement official, an officer of the court, a licensed family counselor or therapist, a physician or other health care provider, a teacher, a school counselor, a Department of Social Services staff member, or to a child care childcare worker in a regulated child care childcare facility, or an employee or agent of one of the Children's Advocacy Centers in this State, as established by Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 63, is admissible under pursuant to this section."

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

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