H 3019 General Bill, By King, Leber, Henegan, Murphy, Brewer, Robbins, Schuessler, Guest, Cobb-Hunter, J.L. Johnson, Mitchell, Weeks, McDaniel, Rivers, Gilliard, Landing, Tedder, Hartnett, Bustos, Pace, Gibson, Henderson-Myers and Bauer
Summary: Destruction of arrest records
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-1-43 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ARREST RECORDS OF PERSONS ARRESTED AS A RESULT OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY NOT LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PROSECUTION AGENCY REVEALS THAT THE PERSON WAS ARRESTED AS A RESULT OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PROSECUTION AGENCY MAY NOT CHARGE OR COLLECT A FEE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ARREST RECORDS UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-1-70 SO AS TO ALLOW PERSONS CHARGED WITH SPECIFIC OFFENSES TO PETITION TO HAVE THEIR CHARGES DISMISSED IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUDICATED OR OTHERWISE DISMISSED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AND OTHER DELINEATED CONDITIONS ARE MET, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RECORDS.
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12/08/22	House	Prefiled
12/08/22	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 42)
01/10/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 42)
02/22/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Tedder, Hartnett, Bustos, Pace, Gibson, Henderson-Myers, Bauer
02/23/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Brewer, Robbins, Schuessler, Guest
03/01/23	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 37)
03/02/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter, J.L. Johnson, Mitchell
03/07/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, McDaniel
03/07/23	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 33)
03/08/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Gilliard
03/08/23	House	Amended (House Journal-page 19)
03/08/23	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 19)
03/08/23	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
03/09/23	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
03/09/23	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
03/09/23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 4)
03/09/23		Scrivener's error corrected