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SC S0126

SC S0126
Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection


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Introduced
01/14/2025
In Committee
03/20/2025
Crossed Over
03/19/2025
Passed
04/10/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/07/2025

Introduced Session

126th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-2-500, Relating To Definitions In The Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Revise The Definiton Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-510, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Additional Means For Making Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-515 So As To Provide Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; By Amending Section 30-2-700, Relating To Definitions In The Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Include Additional Information In The Definition Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-710, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Judges To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Means To Restrict Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-715 So As To Provide Active And Former Judges May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; To Delay The Effective Date Of Act 56 Of 2023, Which Enacted The "law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act" And The "judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act," From July 1, 2025, Until January 1, 2026; And To Direct The Office Of Court Administration And The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy To Collaborate And Create The Designated Form For Law Enforcement Officers And Judges To Use To Request State And Local Government Agencies Regstrict Public Access To Personal Contact Information In Disclosed Records, To Provide Requirements For The Contents Of The Form, And To Provide State Or Local Government Agencies May Provide Supplmental Forms To Identify Information Needed By State Or Local Government Agencies To Address Requests From Eligible Requesting Parties. - Ratified Title

AI Summary

This bill amends South Carolina law to provide enhanced personal privacy protections for law enforcement officers and judges by establishing a comprehensive mechanism for restricting personal contact information from publicly available online government records. The bill expands the definition of "personal contact information" to include home addresses, personal cellular telephone numbers, and property tax map numbers, and creates a process by which active or former law enforcement officers and judges can request that their personal contact details be removed from publicly accessible internet websites maintained by state or local government agencies. Eligible requesting parties can submit a designated form with verification of their employment status, after which the government agencies must redact or restrict their personal information from online records, though exceptions exist for certain scenarios like legal proceedings, government agency needs, or specific consensual disclosures. The bill also allows these professionals to petition the court for compliance and protects government employees from liability related to personal contact information. Additionally, the Office of Court Administration and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy are tasked with collaborating to create a standardized form for making these privacy requests. The implementation of this law is delayed until January 1, 2026, to allow sufficient time for preparation and system updates.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Act No. 4 (on 05/07/2025)

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