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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-15-50 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON RETIRED OR DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAS FILED HIS RELEASE OR DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE NOW KNOWN AS DD FORM 214 WITH THE CLERK OF COURT OF ANY COUNTY OF THIS STATE FOR SAFEKEEPING OR OTHER PURPOSES MAY INVALIDATE THIS FILING AND REMOVE IT FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS PURSUANT TO SPECIFIED PROCEDURES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 25-15-50. A person retired or discharged from the armed services of the United States who has filed his release or discharge certificate now known as DD Form 214 with the clerk of court of any county of this State for safekeeping or other purposes may invalidate this filing and remove it from the public records in the manner provided by this section. The person filing the certificate must notify the clerk of court in writing and under oath that for privacy reasons he wishes the certificate to be removed from the public records. Upon the payment of a ten dollar filing fee, the clerk of court shall remove the certificate from the public records and return the original to him if available and in possession of the clerk."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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