S 0700 General Bill, By Thurmond
Summary: Destruction of Criminal Records
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-1-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS WHERE CHARGES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON OR ENTITY WHO PUBLISHES ON THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WEBSITE A MUG SHOT OF A PERSON WHOSE CHARGES HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED, DISMISSED, OR THE PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY, SHALL, WITHOUT FEE OR COMPENSATION, REMOVE THE MUG SHOT FROM THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S WEBSITE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE PERSON SENDING A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PERSON OR ENTITY, AND TO PROVIDE THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON OR ENTITY WHO FAILS TO REMOVE SUCH MUG SHOTS.
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05/15/13	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
05/15/13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5)
01/31/14	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Corbin, Young
04/09/14	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 19)
04/10/14	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
04/11/14		Scrivener's error corrected
04/14/14		Scrivener's error corrected
04/15/14	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 40)
04/15/14	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 40)
04/16/14	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 168)
04/29/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 22)
04/29/14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 22)