South Carolina H 3181: Disabilities and Special Needs Commission

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2025-2026 Bill 3181 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3181

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
16-15-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP AND 
MANAGE A STATEWIDE SEXUAL EXTORTION INVESTIGATION AND OUTCOME DATABASE.

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

SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 15, Title 16 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
16-15-450. (A) The State Law 
Enforcement Division (SLED) must develop and manage a statewide sexual 
extortion investigation and outcome database to facilitate the exchange of 
information between federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement 
agencies.

 (B) 
All State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies must furnish 
information they acquire relating to sexual extortion to SLED to be included in 
the database.

 (C) 
SLED may determine if information relating to sexual extortion received from 
federal law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies of other states 
is to be included in the database. (D) SLED is authorized pursuant to the 
Administrative Procedures Act in Chapter 23, Title 1:

 (1) 
to promulgate emergency regulations to make the criteria effective for 
collection of database information until such time as permanent regulations are 
promulgated and affirmatively approved by the General Assembly;

 (2) 
to promulgate permanent regulations consistent with the criteria required on 
the effective date of this act, which are to be affirmatively approved by the 
General Assembly, and to amend those regulations to reflect changes made in the 
criteria; and

 (3) 
to promulgate permanent regulations concerning the punishment associated with 
intentional misuse of the database.

 (E) 
The information contained in this database is not subject to the provisions of 
the Freedom of Information Act.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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