Current Status Bill Number:3795 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950314 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins Drafted Document Number:bbm\9879ac.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Status offenders
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House 19950314 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-2205, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST COMMITTING A STATUS OFFENDER TO THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OR SECURE EVALUATION CENTER OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH COMMITMENT MAY BE MADE FOR A DETERMINATE PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED NINETY DAYS WITHOUT FIRST TEMPORARILY COMMITTING THE CHILD TO AN EVALUATION CENTER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-2205 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by an act of 1995 bearing ratification number 585 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"Section 20-7-2205. A Notwithstanding Section 20-7-2170, a child who is guilty of a violation of law or other misconduct which would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult, including a child who has been found in contempt of court for violation of a court order related to the violation or misconduct or a child who violates the conditions of probation for an offense, must not may be committed to the custody of a secure correctional institution operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice or to secure evaluation centers operated by the department for a determinant period not to exceed ninety days and without first temporarily committing the child to an evaluation center."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.