H 3775 General Bill, By Quinn
Summary: Harassment or stalking
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-4-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT ORDERS OF PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE, CONTENTS OF THE ORDER, AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH MUTUAL ORDERS OF PROTECTION MAY BE GRANTED, SO AS TO FURTHER SPECIFY CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH MUTUAL ORDERS MAY BE GRANTED AND TO AUTHORIZE THAT AN ORDER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION MAY BE VACATED AND THE RECORDS RELATING TO THE ORDER DESTROYED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-1760, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS BY THE MAGISTRATES COURT FOR HARASSMENT OR STALKING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ON THE MOTION OF A PARTY TO A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER THE COURT MAY VACATE THE ORDER AND REQUIRE ALL RECORDS OF THE ORDER DESTROYED IF THE ORDER WAS IMPROPERLY ISSUED DUE TO UNKNOWN FACTS.
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03/07/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
03/07/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 13)