S 852

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 852
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
60-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC EVICTION NOTICES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN AN
ORDER OF EVICTION OR WRIT OF EJECTMENT BE REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDEX IF AN
ORDER OF EVICTION OR WRIT OF EJECTMENT WAS NOT FILED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, AND TO
PROVIDE THAT RESOLVED EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE
PUBLIC INDEX SIX YEARS AFTER THE FINAL DISPOSITION.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 2, Title 60 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:
    Section
60-2-60. (A) Any record that gives
the public notice that an eviction has been filed pursuant to Section 27-40-10
or 27-47-10 that did not result in an Order of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment
must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible file if an
Order of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment is not filed within thirty days. This
removal can be accomplished by court order or application by the defendant.
    (B)
Eviction filings and records, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction
or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent
payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt that includes personal
information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any
publicly accessible files available for public record six years after the final
disposition. Files more than six years of age must be automatically removed
from all records available for public view.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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