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TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-40 AND 63-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO STATUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PLAYING A PINBALL MACHINE AS A STATUS OFFENSE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 63-19-2430 RELATING TO THE PLAYING OF PINBALL MACHINES BY A MINOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 63-1-40(6) of the 1976 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, running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine or gaining admission to a theater by false identification."
SECTION 2. Section 63-19-20(9) of the 1976 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, running away, playing or loitering in a billiard room, playing a pinball machine, or gaining admission to a theater by false identification."
SECTION 3. Section 63-19-2430 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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