Senate Amendment 2
S 266 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Status Offenders

Senator Malloy proposes the following amendment (SJ-266.MB0020S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:

SECTION X. Section 63-1-40(6) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (6) "Status offense" means any offense which would not be a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult, such as, but not limited to, incorrigibility (beyond the control of parents), truancy, or running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine or gaining admission to a theater by false identification.

SECTION X. Section 63-19-20(9) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (9) "Status offense" means an offense which would not be a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult including, but not limited to, incorrigibility or beyond the control of parents, truancy, or running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine, or gaining admission to a theater by false identification.