Current Status Bill Number:3389 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950125 Primary Sponsor:Phillips All Sponsors:Phillips, McCraw, Gamble, Hodges and McTeer Drafted Document Number:BR1\18074AC.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Status offender
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House 19950125 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2205, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST COMMITTING A STATUS OFFENDER TO THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OR SECURE EVALUATION CENTER OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH COMMITMENT MAY BE MADE TO A SECURE EVALUATION CENTER FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE DAYS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2205 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by an act of 1995 bearing ratification number 585 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"Section 20-7-2205. A child who is guilty of a violation of law or other misconduct which would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult, including a child who has been found in contempt of court for violation of a court order related to the violation or misconduct or a child who violates the conditions of probation for an offense, must not be committed to the custody of a correctional institution operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice or to secure evaluation centers operated by the department except for commitment to a secure evaluation center for an indeterminate period not to exceed forty-five days for the purpose of evaluation, in accordance with Section 20-7-2170."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.