H 5132 General Bill, By Hagood, Cotty, Whipper, Merrill, Limehouse, Bales, Altman, Bailey, Battle, Bowers, Chellis, Hamilton, Haskins, Herbkersman, Hinson, Huggins, Leach, Moody-Lawrence, E.H. Pitts, Richardson, Scarborough, Vaughn and Young
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Summary: Pretrial diversion program for high school students who receive traffic tickets
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS BY CIRCUIT SOLICITORS, SO AS TO ADD THAT THE CIRCUIT SOLICITOR HAS DISCRETION TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT BY MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES WITHIN THE CIRCUIT OF A PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE TRAFFIC TICKETS, TO EXEMPT THE STUDENTS FROM ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS FOR PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM IF HE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM AND HAD A TRAFFIC TICKET DISMISSED.
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04/14/04	House	Introduced and read first time
04/14/04	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary