South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3602

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3602
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990224
Primary Sponsor:                  D. Smith
All Sponsors:                     D. Smith
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9022som99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Criminal records, destroying of when 
                                  pardoned of conviction; Courts, Crimes and 
                                  Offenses, Probation, Parole, Pardon


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990224  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-1-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CRIMINAL RECORD OF A PERSON WHOSE CRIMINAL CHARGE HAS BEEN DISCHARGED, DISMISSED, OR WHO HAS BEEN FOUND INNOCENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN PARDONED OF A CONVICTION MUST HAVE HIS CRIMINAL RECORD DESTROYED.

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

SECTION 1. Section 17-1-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 17-1-40. Any A person, who after being charged with a criminal offense and such the charge is discharged or proceedings against such the person are dismissed or who is found to be innocent of such the charge or pardoned of a conviction, must have the his arrest and booking record, files, mug shots, and fingerprints of such person shall be destroyed and no evidence of such the record pertaining to such the charge or conviction shall be retained by any municipal, county, or state law enforcement agency."

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

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