(A) The Judicial Department and the Chief of SLED, or the chief's designee, shall work in conjunction with a court of competent jurisdiction in developing procedures for the collection and submission of information of persons who have been adjudicated as a mental defective or who have been committed to a mental institution.
(B) When a court submits this information to SLED by court order, SLED shall transmit the information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) established pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act of 1993, Pub. L. (pg.79) 103-159.
(C) The court shall submit the information to SLED by court order within five days from the filing of each order related to adjudications and commitments. Under no circumstances may the court or SLED submit information pursuant to this section relating to a person's diagnosis or treatment.
(D) SLED shall keep information submitted by the court confidential, and that information only may be disclosed to NICS pursuant to this section, for purposes directly related to the Brady Act, or as provided in subsection (E).
(E) If the court, by court order, has submitted a person's name and other identifying information to SLED to be transmitted to NICS, SLED shall review the state concealed weapons permit holders list, and if the review reveals that the person possesses a current concealed weapons permit, the permit must be revoked and surrendered to a sheriff, police department, SLED agent, or by certified mail to the Chief of SLED. If the permit holder fails to return the permit within ten days of being notified of the permit's revocation, SLED shall retrieve the permit from the permit holder.
(F) Information submitted by the court pursuant to this section, which is also contained in court orders or in other state or local agency records, is not affected by this section, and such court orders or other state or local agency records may be disclosed in accordance with existing laws and procedures.
HISTORY: 2013 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff August 1, 2013.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Section 23-31-10. Purchase of rifle or shotgun in another state.
Section 23-31-20. Purchase of rifle or shotgun in this State by resident of any state.
Section 23-31-110 to 23-31-200. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 285, Section 2, eff June 29, 2012.
Section 23-31-210. Definitions.
Section 23-31-215. Issuance of permits.
Section 23-31-216. Collection and retention of fees.
Section 23-31-217. Effect on Section 16-23-20.
Section 23-31-220. Right to allow or permit concealed weapons upon premises; signs.
Section 23-31-225. Carrying concealed weapons into residences or dwellings.
Section 23-31-230. Carrying concealed weapons between automobile and accommodation.
Section 23-31-232. Carrying concealable weapons on premises of certain schools leased by churches.
Section 23-31-235. Sign requirements.
Section 23-31-240. Persons allowed to carry concealable weapons within the State.
Section 23-31-310. Definitions.
Section 23-31-320. Exceptions to application of article.
Section 23-31-350. Article not applicable to antique firearms.
Section 23-31-400. Definitions; unlawful use of firearm; violations.
Section 23-31-410. Blood and urine testing.
Section 23-31-420. Presumptions.
Section 23-31-1010. Definitions.
Section 23-31-1050. Definitions for Sections 23-31-1030 and 23-31-1040.