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Bill 3538

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3538
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010213
Primary Sponsor:                  Cooper
All Sponsors:                     Cooper
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22838cm01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Sex offender not allowed to change name, 
                                  to notify sheriff in county where resides; 
                                  Crimes and Offenses, Law Enforcement


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010213  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-49-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS REFERRED TO AS A SEX OFFENDER IS NOT ALLOWED TO CHANGE HIS NAME UNLESS THE CHANGE IS INCIDENT TO A CHANGE IN HIS MARITAL STATUS, OR IS NECESSARY TO EFFECT THE EXERCISE OF HIS RELIGION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAME CHANGE MUST BE REPORTED TO THE SHERIFF IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE RESIDES WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 15-49-60.    A person referred to as a sex offender pursuant to Section 23-3-430 is not allowed to change his name unless the change is incident to a change in his marital status or is necessary to effect the exercise of his religion. The name change must be reported to the sheriff of the county in which the sex offender resides within thirty days of the effective date of the change. If the sex offender is subject to the notification provisions contained in Section 23-3-450, the reporting of a name change must be made within thirty days of the effective date of the change."

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

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