S 1167 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 1167 General Bill, By Fair
Similar(H 4659)
A Bill to amend Section 20-7-780, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to records, confidentiality, and release of information
pertaining to juveniles, so as to provide that certain information regarding
juvenile offenders must be provided to all victims of crimes rather than only
to victims of violent crimes.
02/22/96 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3
02/22/96 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
05/01/96 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-5
05/02/96 Senate Read second time SJ-28
05/07/96 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
05/08/96 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9
05/08/96 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE REPORT
May 1, 1996
S. 1167
Introduced by SENATOR Fair
S. Printed 5/1/96--S.
Read the first time February 22, 1996.
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1167), to amend Section
20-7-780, etc., respectfully
REPORT:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and
recommend that the same do pass:
DONALD H. HOLLAND, for Committee.
STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL
IMPACT
1. Estimated Cost to State-First Year$ 206,200
2. Estimated Cost to State-Annually Thereafter$ 185,200
Itemization of Additional Cost to General Fund for
First Year
RECURRINGNON-RECURRING
Personal Service &
Employer Contributions $176,200
FTE (6)
Operating Costs 9,000$ 21,000
TOTAL $185,200$ 21,000
It is difficult to determine how many victims of juvenile crime
will request this information since there is no historical data on
which to base an estimate. Based on the current flow of cases into
the juvenile justice system it is estimated that 6,000 requests may be
made to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Thus, the addition of
six full-time equivalent workers would produce the necessary
manpower to resolve four cases per worker day. Given the detailed
nature of this informational task, four cases per worker day is a
reasonable standard.
Approved By:
Michael L. Shealy
Office of State Budget
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-780, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
RECORDS, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND RELEASE OF
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO JUVENILES, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING
JUVENILE OFFENDERS MUST BE PROVIDED TO ALL
VICTIMS OF CRIMES RATHER THAN ONLY TO VICTIMS OF
VIOLENT CRIMES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-780(B) of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"(B) The Department of Juvenile Justice, if requested,
shall provide the victim of a violent crime, as defined in
Section 16-1-60, with the name and other basic descriptive
information about the juvenile charged with the crime and with
information about the juvenile justice system, and
the status and disposition of the delinquency action, including
hearing dates, times, and locations, and with
information concerning services available to victims of juvenile
crime. The name, identity, or picture of a child under the
jurisdiction of the court, pursuant to this chapter, must not be made
public by a newspaper, radio, or television station except as
authorized by order of the court."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1996.
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