Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:746 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Criminal records, expungement of Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/4610AL.93 Introduced Date:19930428 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930428 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
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746 Senate 19930428 Introduced, read first time, 11
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TO AMEND SECTION 17-1-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO AS TO INCLUDE CRIMINAL RECORDS RETAINED BY A MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, OR STATE AGENCY; AND TO REPEAL ACT 153 OF 1991 RELATING TO FEES COLLECTED BY THE CLERK OF COURT FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 17-1-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 17-1-40. Any A person who after being charged with a criminal offense and such the charge is discharged, or proceedings against such the person are dismissed, or is found to be innocent of such the charge the arrest and booking record, files, mug shots, and fingerprints of such the person shall must be destroyed and no evidence of such the record pertaining to such the charge shall must not be retained by any a municipal, county, or state law-enforcement agency."
SECTION 2. Act 153 of 1991 is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.