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2025-2026 Bill 4151 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 05, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4151

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March 4, 2026

H. 4151

Introduced by Reps. W. Newton, G. M. Smith, 
Hiott, Hixon, Caskey, Robbins, C. Mitchell, Pope, Gagnon, Taylor, Whitmire, B. 
Newton, Vaughan, Chapman, M. M. Smith, J. E. Johnson, Yow, Bustos, Landing, 
Gibson, McCravy, Gilliam, Hager, Rankin, Schuessler, Teeple, Erickson, Herbkersman, 
Hartnett, Wooten, Lawson, Long and Lowe 

S. Printed 3/4/26--H. [SEC 
3/5/2026 11:03 AM]

Read the first time March 5, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED 
IN THE "JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE," SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD" OR 
"JUVENILE," TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR MINORS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN VIOLENT CRIMES, 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 63-19-20(1) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (1) "Child" or "juvenile" means a 
person less than eighteen years of age. "Child" or "juvenile" does not mean:

 (a) a person seventeen years of 
age or older who is charged with a Class A, B, C, or D felony as defined in 
Section 16-1-20 or, a 
felony which provides for a maximum term of imprisonment of fifteen years or 
more, any offense in Chapter 23, Title 16, charged 
pursuant to Section 44-53-379, or a felony and has previously been adjudicated 
delinquent in family court or convicted in circuit court of a felony. 
However, a person seventeen years of age who is charged with a Class A, B, C, 
or D felony as defined in Section 16-1-20 or, a felony which provides for a maximum term of 
imprisonment of fifteen years or more, any offense in 
Chapter 23, Title 16, charged pursuant to Section 
44-53-379, or with a felony and has previously been adjudicated delinquent in 
family court or convicted in circuit court of a felony may be remanded 
to the family court for disposition of the charge at the discretion of the 
solicitor; or

 (b) a person sixteen years of age or 
older who is charged with a felony that provides for a term of imprisonment of 
thirty years or more, the offense of burglary in the first degree as defined in 
Section 16-11-311, or the offense of attempted murder as defined in Section 
16-3-29. However, a person sixteen years of age or older who is charged with a 
felony that provides for a term of imprisonment of thirty years or more, the 
offense of burglary in the first degree as defined in Section 16-11-311, or the 
offense of attempted murder as defined in Section 16-3-29 may be remanded to 
the family court for disposition of the charge at the discretion of the 
solicitor, by the circuit court, sua sponte, or upon motion of the defendant 
after a hearing and order issued by the circuit court judge.

 An additional or 
accompanying charge associated with the charges contained in this item must be 
heard by the court with jurisdiction over the offenses contained in this item.

SECTION 2. Section 63-19-1210 (9) and (10) of the S.C. Code is 
amended to read:

 (9) If a child fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years of age or 
older is charged with a violation of Section 16-23-430, Section 
16-23-20, or Section 44-53-445, the court, after full investigation and 
hearing, if it considers it contrary to the best interest of the child or the 
public to retain jurisdiction, acting as committing magistrate, may bind over 
the child for proper criminal proceedings to a court which would have trial 
jurisdiction of the offenses if committed by an adult.

 (10) 
If a child fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years of 
age or older is charged with an offense which, if 
committed by an adult, provides for a term of imprisonment of ten years or more 
and the child previously has been adjudicated delinquent in family court or 
convicted in circuit court for twoa prior offensesoffense which, if committed by an adult, provideprovides for a term of 
imprisonment of ten years or more, the court, after full investigation and 
hearing, if it considers it contrary to the best interest of the child or the 
public to retain jurisdiction, acting as committing magistrate, may bind over 
the child for proper criminal proceedings to a court which would have trial 
jurisdiction of the offense if committed by an adult. For the purpose of this 
item, an adjudication or conviction is considered a second adjudication or 
conviction only if the date of the commission of the second offense occurred 
subsequent to the imposition of the sentence for the first offense.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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