Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1233 Primary Sponsor:Shealy Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Divorce, sealing of court records Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/6041.HC Introduced Date:Jan 28, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 28, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Shealy Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 1233 Senate Jan 28, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-3-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COURT HAVING JURISDICTION IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING AND RELATED MATTERS MAY ORDER COURT RECORDS IN THE PROCEEDING SEALED UPON THE MOTION OF A PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING AND TO PROHIBIT THE UNSEALING OF THE RECORDS EXCEPT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 20-3-240. A court having jurisdiction in a divorce proceeding and related matters, on the motion of a party to the proceeding, may seal court records in the proceeding. Once sealed, the records may not be unsealed except with the consent of the parties to the proceeding."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.