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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0154

Legislation Overview

Title: Magistrates and Clerks of Court

Description: Amend Section 14-17-325 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, 1976, Related To Clerks Of Court, To Require That Every Clerk Of Court Shall Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Case In General Sessions, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment; To Amend Chapter 1, Title 22 By Adding Section 22-1-200 To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment; To Amend Article 1, Chapter 25, Title 14 By Adding Section 14-25-250 To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment; To Amend Chapter 1, Title 23 By Adding Section 23-1-250 To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Report To Sled Within Twenty-four Hours, The Filing Of Each Incident Report, Order Of Protection, Restraining Order, Any Order Or Report Relating To An Incident Of Domestic Violence, Or Any Incident In Which A Person May Be Prohibited From Obtaining Or Possessing A Firearm By State Or Federal Law; To Amend Title 14 By Adding Chapter 32 To Create The Judicial Criminal Information Technology Committee, To Establish Membership, Duties, And Responsibilities Of The Committee To Include The Study Of, And To Make Recommendations For, The Improvement Of Judicial And Law Enforcement Information Technology And Reporting; To Amend Chapter 23, Title 16 By Adding Article 9, To Require That No Gun Transfer Preceded By A Criminal Background Check May Proceed, Unless The Criminal Background Check Has Concluded That The Sale May Proceed, Or Until At Least Five Days Have Passed From The Initiation Of The Background Check And The National Instant Criminal Background Check System Has Not Reported That The Sale Would Violate State Or Federal Law, And To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Article; And To Provide A Sunset For The Five-day Background Check Provisions Upon The Full Implementation Of The Reporting Requirements Of This Act But Not Later Than Two Years From The Effective Date Of The Act.

Session: 123rd General Assembly

Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Massey, Cash

Last Action Date: March 15, 2019

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Mar 15, 2019	Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Massey, Cash
Senate	Feb 7, 2019	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), McElveen, Kimpson, Rice, Senn
Senate	Jan 8, 2019	Introduced and read first time
Senate	Jan 8, 2019	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate	Dec 12, 2018	Prefiled
Senate	Dec 12, 2018	Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Introduced	Dec 12, 2018	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
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Link: link to state bill page

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