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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) (A214, R194, H4270) AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Removal of public records SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 27-37-10, 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 seven years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded. Removal from public index SECTION 2. For the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be removed from the public index by the responsible agency. Time effective SECTION 3. This act takes effect on January 1, 2027. Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026. Approved the 19th day of May, 2026. __________
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