South Carolina Senate Bill 973 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on June 17 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-17 - Act No. 212

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 23, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "ELECTRONIC SECURING AND TARGETING OF ONLINE PREDATORS ACT (E-STOP)", BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-555 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX OFFENDER WHO IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY MUST PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE OFFENDER'S INTERNET ACCOUNTS WITH INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS AND THE OFFENDER'S INTERNET IDENTIFIERS, TO PROVIDE THAT AN AUTHORIZED INTERNET ENTITY MAY REQUEST CERTAIN SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION FROM SLED, TO PROVIDE THAT SLED MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION TO AN AUTHORIZED INTERNET ENTITY, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS MUST, AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE, BE PROHIBITED FROM USING THE INTERNET TO ACCESS SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES, COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PERSONS OR GROUPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND COMMUNICATE WITH PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-430, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE SPECIFIED BY THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT MUST BE REFERRED TO AS A SEX OFFENDER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-450, RELATING TO REQUIRING A SEX OFFENDER TO REGISTER WITH A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SEX OFFENDER ALSO MUST REGISTER WITH THE SHERIFF IN EACH COUNTY IN WHICH HE IS EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, OR CARRIES ON A VOCATION AT A SCHOOL, TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH A SHERIFF SHALL FORWARD REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO SLED, AND PROVIDE THAT A SHERIFF IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH AN OFFENDER IS EMPLOYED, IS ENROLLED, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, OR CARRIES ON A VOCATION AT A SCHOOL SHALL NOTIFY CERTAIN ENTITIES WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THE OFFENDER'S PRESENCE WITHIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY'S JURISDICTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-460, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LIFETIME REGISTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE LIST OF COUNTIES IN WHICH AN OFFENDER MUST REGISTER, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CLASSIFIED AS A TIER III OFFENDER MUST REGISTER EVERY NINETY DAYS, TO REVISE THE PERIOD IN WHICH AN OFFENDER MUST REGISTER, AND TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH AN OFFENDER MUST REGISTER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-470, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO A SEX OFFENDER'S FAILURE TO REGISTER, SO AS TO REVISE THE INFORMATION THAT A SEX OFFENDER MUST PROVIDE TO A SHERIFF WHEN HE REGISTERS, TO REVISE THE PENALTY THAT MUST BE IMPOSED UPON AN OFFENDER WHO FAILS TO REGISTER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OFFENSE MAY BE TRIED IN MAGISTRATES COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-475, RELATING TO PENALTIES IMPOSED UPON A SEX OFFENDER WHO PROVIDES FALSE INFORMATION WHEN REGISTERING, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OFFENSE MAY BE TRIED IN MAGISTRATES COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-530, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SLED'S PROTOCOL MANUAL FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS IN THE MANUAL RELATING TO THE REGISTERING AND REREGISTERING OF SEX OFFENDERS. - ratified title

Revise The Provisions In The Manual Relating To The Registering And Reregistering Of Sex Offenders. - Ratified Title

Sen. George Campsen [R]

Sen. Dick Elliott [D]

Sen. John Knotts [R]

Sen. Michael Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-17		Act No. 212
2010-06-15		Effective date 06/07/10
2010-06-07		Signed By Governor
2010-06-01		Ratified R 258
2010-05-26		Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-108
2010-05-21		Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-3
2010-05-21		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-05-20		Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-23
2010-05-20		Read second time HJ-21
2010-05-20		Amended HJ-21
2010-05-12		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-9
2010-04-28		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14
2010-04-28		Introduced and read first time HJ-13
2010-04-27		Read third time and sent to House SJ-14
2010-04-23		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-04-22		Read second time SJ-22
2010-04-22		Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-22
2010-04-21		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-14
2010-01-12		Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-41
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time SJ-41
2009-12-09		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2009-12-09		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	3	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	450	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	460	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	470	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	475	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	555	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=973&session=118