H*4550 Session 108 (1989-1990)
H*4550(Rat #0672, Act #0547 of 1990) General Bill, By T.E. Huff, J.J. Bailey,
Barfield, J.D. Cole, Haskins, W.P. Keesley, E.L. Nettles, J.W. Tucker, Wilkins and
D.E. Winstead
A Bill to amend Section 20-7-770, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to the release of a juvenile's adjudication record for a violent
offense, so as to provide for the release of the juvenile criminal record of a
person adjudicated as a juvenile for committing a violent crime instead of
limiting the release to the record of adjudication for a violent crime.
02/01/90 House Introduced and read first time HJ-6
02/01/90 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
02/28/90 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-8
03/07/90 House Read second time HJ-39
03/08/90 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
03/13/90 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-29
03/13/90 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-29
05/16/90 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-16
05/30/90 Senate Read second time SJ-33
05/30/90 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-33
05/31/90 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-57
06/05/90 Ratified R 672
06/06/90 Signed By Governor
06/06/90 Effective date 06/06/90
06/06/90 Act No. 547
07/02/90 Copies available
(A547, R672, H4550)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE RELEASE OF A JUVENILE'S ADJUDICATION RECORD FOR
A VIOLENT OFFENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE JUVENILE
CRIMINAL RECORD OF A PERSON ADJUDICATED AS A JUVENILE FOR COMMITTING A
VIOLENT CRIME INSTEAD OF LIMITING THE RELEASE TO THE RECORD OF
ADJUDICATION FOR A VIOLENT CRIME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Release of juvenile criminal record of a person adjudicated as a
juvenile for committing a violent crime
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-770 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 648
of 1988, is amended to read:
"Section 20-7-770. Notwithstanding the right of a person to
petition the Family Court pursuant to Section 20-7-780 for the release
of a person's record of juvenile adjudications, upon the request of
the Attorney General or a circuit solicitor which is made pursuant to
a current criminal investigation or prosecution, the Department of
Youth Services shall provide the requesting party with a copy of the
juvenile criminal record of a person adjudicated as a juvenile for the
commission of a violent crime, as defined in Section 16-1-60. A
person with a record for an adjudicated violent crime must have his
juvenile criminal record maintained by the Department of Youth
Services for at least ten years after the date of the violent offense
adjudication."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 6th day of June, 1990.
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