SC H3140

Allows registered juvenile sex offenders to petition family court at age 21 (after release from custody) to be removed from the sex offender registry if they prove by clear and convincing evidence they do not pose an ongoing serious or aggressive threat to the public

Limits family court to hearing only one such removal petition per month during the first year after the law takes effect; denied petitioners must wait three years before reapplying

Requires courts evaluating removal petitions to consider likelihood of reoffending (based on risk assessment), age at offense, mitigating factors like treatment completion, aggravating factors like use of force/weapons, and prosecution assessments

Gives family courts discretion to place juveniles age 13 or older on the sex offender registry for certain offenses, except for criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, or third degree and assault with intent to commit those offenses, which require mandatory registration

Allows courts to defer the registry placement decision until after completion of a sex offender treatment program and permits independent psycho-sexual evaluations by the solicitor's office, attorney general, or juvenile