H 3213 General Bill, By Koon and Altman
Summary: Minors, juveniles, definition of child revised to include persons 18; procedure for taking into custody; driver's license suspension
    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; AND 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 CASES INVOLVING JUVENILES UP TO AGE EIGHTEEN RATHER THAN UP TO AGE SEVENTEEN.
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12/18/02	House	Prefiled
12/18/02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-87
01/14/03	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-87