Ley de Expungement para Jóvenes en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

Esta ley permite que ciertas personas que cometieron delitos menores puedan limpiar su récord. Es como borrar una mancha de un cuaderno para que se vea mejor y te den otra oportunidad.

Es como cuando te caes de la bicicleta y te raspas la rodilla; si te limpian la herida y la cuidas, al final no se verá nada. Esta ley ayuda a que los errores del pasado no te sigan afectando.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina a Juan, un joven que fue arrestado por posesión de marihuana cuando tenía 18 años. Ahora, a los 25, quiere aplicar a un trabajo y, gracias a esta ley, puede borrar ese cargo de su historial, lo que le permite tener una mejor oportunidad laboral.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

by law for each offense delineated in subsection (A) by persons convicted prior to the enactment of this section or the addition of a specific item contained in subsection (A). HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 36, SECTION 2, eff June 2, 2009; 2014 Act No. 276 (H.4560), SECTION 3, eff June 9, 2014; 2015 Act No. 22 (S.133), SECTION 1, eff June 1, 2015; 2018 Act No. 254 (H.3209), SECTION 1, eff December 27, 2018; 2018 Act No. 262 (H.3789), SECTION 3, eff July 2, 2018. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the amendments to (A) made by 2018 Act No. 254 and 2018 Act No. 262 were read together and renumbered appropriately. Editor's Note 2018 Act No. 262, SECTION 1, provides as follows: "SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the South Carolina Youth Challenge Academy and South Carolina Jobs Challenge Program Expungement Act." Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 276, SECTION 3, in paragraph (2), deleted "for simple possession of marijuana or hashish"; added paragraph (10), relating to Section 17-22-330; and redesignated former paragraph (10) as (11). 2015 Act No. 22, SECTION 1, designated (A); in (A)(8), substituted "63-19-2050" for "20-7-8525"; in (A)(9), substituted "17-22-530(A)" for "17-22-530(a)"; and added (B). 2018 Act No. 254, SECTION 1, in (A), inserted (5), relating to first offense simple possession or possession with intent to distribute drug convictions, and redesignated (5) to (12) as (6) to (13). 2018 Act No. 262, SECTION 3, in (A), in (5), substituted "Section 56-5-750(F)" for "Section 56-5-750(f)", inserted (11), relating to the Youth Challenge Academy and Jobs Challenge Program, and redesignated (11) as (12); in (B), added the second sentence, providing for eligibility for expungement of offenses subsequently repealed when elements of the offense