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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2020, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN NOTICE ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF A CASE AGAINST A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND TO CLARIFY WHEN JUVENILE FINGERPRINT RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, HOW THESE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE RECORDS MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO ANOTHER AGENCY OR PERSON; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2030, RELATING TO JUVENILE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN INCIDENT REPORTS ABOUT A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
Sponsored By: Brandon L. Cox (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Fingerprinting, offenses by minors
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5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Agencies share child info to coordinate care
Beginning May 18, 2026, the juvenile justice director must set policies to share needed child information to enroll a child in services, treatment, training, or school. The director may make formal agreements with other agencies, school districts, or licensed child‑serving groups to share this information. All partners must keep it confidential, and summaries may be used if policy allows.
Prosecutors can obtain juvenile offense history
Beginning May 18, 2026, the juvenile justice department or SLED must give the Attorney General, a solicitor, or police a child’s offense history on request for criminal justice use. They must keep it as long as adult records and cannot share it beyond what the law allows.
Victims can get juvenile case details
Beginning May 18, 2026, when a victim asks, the juvenile justice department must give the child’s name, photo, and basic information. Victims also get case status, hearing dates and locations, the outcome of the case, available victim services, and the department’s court recommendations.
Rules for juvenile fingerprints and photos
Beginning May 18, 2026, police must fingerprint a child charged with an offense that carries 5 years or more for an adult, and detention facilities must fingerprint at secure admission. Police may ask a court to allow fingerprinting for other offenses based on probable cause. Police may photograph any child taken into custody, and secure facilities must photograph on admission. Fingerprints and photos stay confidential and separate from adult records, may be used only for criminal justice or to help find missing children, and SLED may send fingerprints to the FBI only after a delinquency finding for a 5‑year‑plus offense. If the child is not adjudicated for a 5‑year‑plus offense, SLED and the arresting agency must destroy the prints and related records.
Schools get alerts on serious charges
Beginning May 18, 2026, the juvenile justice department must tell a student’s principal the final outcome when the child faced certain serious charges. These include violent crimes, weapon use, assault on school staff, high-and-aggravated assault on school grounds or at school events, and drug distribution or trafficking. Police must send incident reports with the student’s name to the principal for those offenses and for any offense with a 15‑year adult maximum; for other charges, the principal can request the report. Districts must keep this information in a confidential file, limit access to staff who need it, and send it with the student’s records if the student transfers. The record must be destroyed when the student finishes high school or turns 21.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Brandon L. Cox
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Cody T. Mitchell
Republican • House
Kambrell H. Garvin
Democrat • House
Harriet A. Holman
Republican • House
Heath Sessions
Republican • House
Travis A. Moore
Republican • House
Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore
Democrat • House
Richard L. "Richie" Yow
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/14/2026
(Fingerprinting, offenses by minors)Concur in Senate Amendments
Yes: 116 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/13/2026
(Fingerprinting, offenses by minors)2nd Reading
Yes: 43 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2026
(Fingerprinting, offenses by minors)Passage of Bill
Yes: 111 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2026
(Fingerprinting, offenses by minors)Passage of Bill
Yes: 111 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 205
6/2/2026legislatureEffective date 05/18/26
6/2/2026legislatureSigned By Governor
5/18/2026GovernorRatified R 257
5/15/2026legislatureRoll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
5/14/2026HouseConcurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
5/14/2026HouseRead third time and returned to House with amendments
5/14/2026SenateRoll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
5/13/2026SenateRead second time
5/13/2026SenateCommittee Amendment Adopted
5/13/2026SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
4/29/2026SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
3/10/2026SenateIntroduced and read first time
3/10/2026SenateRead third time and sent to Senate
3/5/2026HouseRoll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
3/4/2026HouseRead second time
3/4/2026HouseRequests for debate-Rep
3/3/2026HouseCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2/25/2026HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
2/17/2026HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2/5/2026HouseIntroduced and read first time
2/5/2026House
Bill Text
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