South Carolina H3655 amends juvenile justice procedures, limiting secure confinement, requiring family counseling before proceedings, and expanding.

South Carolina H3655 modifies the state's juvenile justice system by restricting secure confinement of children under 18 in adult jails to no more than six hours. It mandates that parents or custodians and children attempt to resolve issues through family counseling or other services before initiating juvenile proceedings. The bill also expands expungement rights, allowing individuals charged with status offenses to petition for record expungement if they have successfully completed any imposed sentences and have not been convicted of a criminal offense.

South Carolina H3655 amends juvenile justice procedures, limiting secure confinement, requiring family counseling before proceedings, and expanding.

South Carolina H3655 modifies the state's juvenile justice system by restricting secure confinement of children under 18 in adult jails to no more than six hours. It mandates that parents or custodians and children attempt to resolve issues through family counseling or other services before initiating juvenile proceedings. The bill also expands expungement rights, allowing individuals charged with status offenses to petition for record expungement if they have successfully completed any imposed sentences and have not been convicted of a criminal offense.