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SC H4927

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Melissa Oremus

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a "Persistent Criminal Domestic Violence Offender Registry" administered by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED), with offender information publicly available on SLED's website
  • Requires court clerks to submit conviction records to SLED when a person is convicted of a second or subsequent criminal domestic violence offense
  • Registry includes offender's name, date of birth, conviction dates, counties of conviction, and photograph, but excludes address, social security number, and ID numbers from public view
  • Imposes a $100 registration fee on offenders, with $50 retained by the court and $50 remitted to SLED for registry maintenance
  • Offenders are removed from the registry after 2 years (one prior conviction), 5 years (two prior convictions), or 10 years (three or more prior convictions) following their most recent conviction
  • Applies only to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry

Last Action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Grant

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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