S 0093 General Bill, By Wilson, Bauer, Elliott and Branton
Summary: Juvenile Justice Code, child defined to include person under eighteen in case of status offenses; Minors, Schools
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-6605, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CHILD TO INCLUDE PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN THE CASE OF STATUS OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-7205, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR TAKING JUVENILES INTO CUSTODY, SO AS TO APPLY THESE PROCEDURES TO JUVENILES BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR STATUS OFFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-7807 RELATING TO SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE AS PART OF THE FAMILY COURT'S DISPOSITIONAL AUTHORITY IN ADJUDICATING JUVENILES, SO AS TO, IN THE CASE OF STATUS OFFENSES, APPLY THIS AUTHORITY TO JUVENILES UP TO AGE EIGHTEEN RATHER THAN AGE SEVENTEEN; TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-65-10 AND 59-65-30, BOTH AS AMENDED, AND RELATING TO COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND AN EXEMPTION FROM COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO REQUIRE CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL UNTIL REACHING THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN RATHER THAN AGE SEVENTEEN.
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01/10/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-39
01/10/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-39