Bill 1167

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       1167
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19960222
Primary Sponsor:                   Fair 
All Sponsors:                      Fair 
Drafted Document Number:           pfm\7987ac.96
Companion Bill Number:             4659
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Juvenile offenders, crime
                                   victims, information

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960508  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960507  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960502  Read second time
Senate  19960501  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19960222  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 1, 1996

S. 1167

S. Printed 5/1/96--S.

Read the first time February 22, 1996.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1167), to amend Section 20-7-780, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DONALD H. HOLLAND, for Committee.

1. Estimated Cost to State-First Year$ 206,200

2. Estimated Cost to State-Annually Thereafter$ 185,200

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.