An Act to Amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, So as to Enact the "South Carolina Crime Victim Services Act" to Restructure and Consolidate Victim Services; by Adding Article 8 to Chapter 7, Title 1 So as to Create the Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Victim Services Division, Move the State Office of Victim Assistance, the South Carolina Crime Victim Ombudsman, and That Portion of the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs Under the Department of Public Safety Which Administers Certain Victim Services Grants Under the Newly Created Division, and to Create Four Departments Under the Division to Oversee and Administer Different Aspects of the Victim Services Delivery System; to Amend Section 1-11-10, as Amended, Relating to Offices and Divisions Under the Department of Administration, So as to Delete Those Victim Services Offices and Other Entities Which Are Moved to the New Division; to Amend Sections 14-1-203, 14-1-204, 14-1-205, 14-1-206, 14-1-207, 14-1-208, and 14-1-210, All Relating to the Distribution of Certain Filing Fees, All So as to Make Conforming Changes Reflecting the Restructuring of Victim Services Generally Relating to That Portion of the Fees Distributed to the Victim Compensation Fund; to Amend Section 16-3-1110, as Amended, and to Amend Sections 16-3-1120, 16-3-1140, 16-3-1150, 16-3-1160, 16-3-1170, 16-3-1180, 16-3-1220, 16-3-1230, 16-3-1240, 16-3-1260, 16-3-1290, 16-3-1330, 16-3-1340, and 16-3-1350, All Relating to Compensation of Victims of Crime, All So as to Make Conforming Changes Reflecting the Restructuring of Victim Services Generally Relating to the Victim Compensation Fund and Certain Responsibilities of the Newly Created Office of the Attorney General, South Carolina Crime Services Division, Department of Crime Victim Compensation; to Amend Article 14, Chapter 3, Title 16, Relating to the Victim Assistance Program, So as to Rename the Article "Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification,
It became law on Jun 22, 2017.
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