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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-3-415 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN AGENCY ENFORCING NATURAL RESOURCES, GAME, FISH, OR BOATING LAWS MUST REPORT CRIMINAL CHARGES MADE AND THEIR DISPOSITION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR USE OF THE REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-3-415. Notwithstanding another law:
(A) An agency which enforces natural resources, game, fish, or boating laws must report each criminal charge made and its disposition to the department.
(B) The report to the department must be made by forwarding a legible copy of the charging document showing the disposition made of the charge not later than the tenth day of the month following the date the disposition of the charge was made. The copy received is the department's official record of the charge and its disposition. The department must enter and process the charge and enforce mandated suspensions based on the information provided in the report.
(C) The department must make criminal records maintained by the department available to another law enforcement agency upon request."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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