South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4607

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4607
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000215
Primary Sponsor:                  Tripp
All Sponsors:                     Tripp and Haskins
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22489cm00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Crime victims, coroner or law enforcement 
                                  officer to notify next of kin before releasing 
                                  name to public; Offenses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000215  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1562 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CORONER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MUST ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY AN ADULT CRIME VICTIM'S NEXT OF KIN BEFORE RELEASING THE VICTIM'S NAME TO THE PUBLIC, AND MUST NOTIFY THE NEXT OF KIN OF A MINOR CRIME VICTIM BEFORE THE VICTIM'S NAME MAY BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-3-1562. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, to allow a coroner or a law enforcement agency an adequate opportunity to notify an adult crime victim's next of kin of the crime, neither a coroner nor a law enforcement agency may release the name of a crime victim to the public for a period of twelve hours after the crime victim is identified.

(B) Notwithstanding another provision of law, neither a coroner nor a law enforcement agency may release the name of a minor crime victim to the public before the victim's next of kin is notified of the crime."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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