Current Status Bill Number:3793 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950314 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins Drafted Document Number:br1\18164ac.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Juveniles
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House 19950314 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2170, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR COMMITTING A JUVENILE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AFTER ADJUDICATED OR FOUND DELINQUENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD TWELVE YEARS OLD OR OLDER MAY BE COMMITTED FOR A DETERMINANT PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED NINETY DAYS TO A SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT FIRST COMMITTING THE CHILD TO AN EVALUATION CENTER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2170 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 294, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended by adding at the end:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other provision of law, the Family Court may commit a child twelve years old or older who has been adjudicated delinquent or is found in contempt of court for a determinant period not to exceed ninety days to a secure correctional facility operated by the department without first committing the child to an evaluation center."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.