H 3453 General Bill, By Hosey, R. Brown, Jefferson, F.N. Smith, Williams, Weeks and 
Battle
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 20-7-925 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS INCARCERATED FOR NONPAYMENT OF
 CHILD SUPPORT DURING THE TIME THE PERSON IS INCARCERATED AND FOR THREE MONTHS
 AFTER RELEASE, THE PERSON'S OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT IS SUSPENDED,
 ARREARAGES DO NOT ACCRUE, AND EXISTING ARREARAGES ARE HELD IN ABEYANCE.

   02/07/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   02/07/07  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
   02/15/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
   02/21/07  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Battle

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-925 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS INCARCERATED FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT DURING THE TIME THE PERSON IS INCARCERATED AND FOR THREE MONTHS AFTER RELEASE, THE PERSON'S OBLIGATION TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT IS SUSPENDED, ARREARAGES DO NOT ACCRUE, AND EXISTING ARREARAGES ARE HELD IN ABEYANCE.

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

SECTION    1.    Subarticle 3, Article 9, Chapter 7, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 20-7-925.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a person is incarcerated for nonpayment of child support in violation of a court order, from the date of arrest until three months after the date the person is released from incarceration, the person's obligation to pay child support pursuant to that order:

(1)    is suspended;

(2)    arrearages do not accrue; and

(3)    prior arrearages are held in abeyance."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect three months after approval by the Governor.