South Carolina
Contact Information
Primary Contact Name: Dr. Aleksandra Chauhan, Esq.
Position: Juvenile Defender Advocate, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense
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Phone: 803-734-1660
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Legislation
Bill Number: SB 916
Type of Reform
Raise the Age Reform - Returned 17-year-olds (excluding those charged with Class A-D felonies) to the juvenile justice system; effective July 1, 2019, contingent on funding, which was provided. Also raised the age for statutory exclusion from 16 to 17.
Year: 2016