South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3557

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3557
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010214
Primary Sponsor:                  McGee
All Sponsors:                     McGee
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20209sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Juvenile delinquency, court may commit 
                                  minors to custody of Juvenile Justice 
                                  Department and order restitution


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010214  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-7810, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMMITMENT OF JUVENILES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FOR DELINQUENCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A JUDGE MAY ORDER RESTITUTION IN ADDITION TO COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 20-7-7810(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(B)    All commitments to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice for delinquency as opposed to the conviction of a specific crime may be made only for the reasons and in the manner prescribed in Sections 20-7-400, 20-7-410, 20-7-460, 20-7-750, 20-7-760, 20-7-1520, and this article, with evaluations made and proceedings conducted only by the judges authorized to order commitments in this section. When a child is committed to the custody of the department, commitment must be for an indeterminate sentence, not extending beyond the twenty-first birthday of the child unless sooner released by the department, or for a determinate commitment sentence not to exceed ninety days. In addition to commitment, the judge may order restitution."

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

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