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SC H3736
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Weston Newton
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "personal contact information" for law enforcement officers and judges to include name, home address, personal cell phone number, and property tax map number, allowing these to be restricted from publicly available government websites upon request
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Requires eligible law enforcement officers and judges to submit a designated form with a notarized affidavit affirming current or former employment to restrict their personal information from disclosed records on government websites
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Creates exceptions allowing restricted information to be disclosed to title insurers, title insurance agents, attorneys licensed in South Carolina, government agencies, or through subpoena/court order
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Establishes that state and local government employees are protected from liability for claims arising from personal contact information on public records
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Delays the effective date of the original Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act (Act 56 of 2023) from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection
Last Action
Scrivener's error corrected
1/29/2025