South Carolina § 22-1-200 - Disposition of each criminal case; reporting requirements.

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§ 22-1-200. Disposition of each criminal case; reporting requirements.

(A) Magistrates shall report the disposition of each criminal case to the State Law Enforcement Division within five days, weekends and holidays excluded.

(B) Magistrates shall also report to the State Law Enforcement Division, within five days, weekends and holidays excluded, the issuance, rescission, or termination of any:

(1) restraining orders and emergency restraining orders;

(2) magistrate court orders of protection from domestic abuse act orders;

(3) orders of state firearms prohibition pursuant to Section 16-25-30; and

(4) any other restraining orders, orders of protection, or other orders that prohibit a person from legally purchasing or possessing a firearm, but only upon being directed to transmit such orders by the appropriate magistrate. For any form orders provided by Court Administration that may require transmission pursuant to this subsection, Court Administration shall include within the form order a checked box option that the magistrate may select, when appropriate, to order the clerk to transmit the appropriate information to SLED.

(C) The reporting required by this section must be in a format approved by the State Law Enforcement Division and Court Administration.

HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 66 (H.3094), SECTION 10.B, eff October 1, 2021.

Editor's Note

2021 Act No. 66, SECTION 1, provides as follows:

"SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the 'Open Carry With Training Act'."


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