Current Status Bill Number:538 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950216 Primary Sponsor:McConnell, All Sponsors:McConnell, Stilwell and Martin Drafted Document Number:BR1\18168AC.95 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Status offender
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Senate 19950216 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
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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 AND THAT THE CHILD MAY NOT BE CONFINED WITH A CHILD THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED TO BE VIOLENT.
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 a violation of law or other misconduct which would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult, or a child who violates the conditions of probation for a violation of law or other misconduct which would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult an offense, must not may be committed to the custody of a correctional institution operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice or to secure evaluation centers operated by the department; however, a child committed under this section may not be confined with a child who has been determined by the department to be violent."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.