S428 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Fraudulent Check Expungement.

What is the status of S428?

Vetoed as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 248 (July 1, 2026).

Karl Allen (D, 7), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S428?

On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/428.htm

South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly

South Carolina S428: Fraudulent Check Expungement

Q: What does S428 do?

In its own words: To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending section 34-11-90, relating to jurisdiction for offenses involving checks and penalties, so as to provide a method to expunge convictions; by amending section 17-22-910, relating to applications for expungement, so as to add multiple misdemeanor offenses of check fraud to those offenses eligible for expungement; and by adding section 17-1-43 so as to require the destruction of arrest records of persons made as a result of mistaken identity under certain circumstances. b e it enacted by the general assembly of the state of south carolin.

Status: Vetoed, July 1, 2026

What the bill says

To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending section 34-11-90, relating to jurisdiction for offenses involving checks and penalties, so as to provide a method to expunge convictions; by amending section 17-22-910, relating to applications for expungement, so as to add multiple misdemeanor offenses of check fraud to those offenses eligible for expungement; and by adding section 17-1-43 so as to require the destruction of arrest records of persons made as a result of mistaken identity under certain circumstances. b e it enacted by the general assembly of the state of south carolin.

From the amended text, May 6, 2026:

A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 34-11-90, RELATING TO JURISDICTION FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING CHECKS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A METHOD TO EXPUNGE CONVICTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-22-910, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT, SO AS TO ADD MULTIPLE MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES OF CHECK FRAUD TO THOSE OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-1-43 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DESTRUCTION OF ARREST RECORDS OF PERSONS MADE AS A RESULT OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 34-11-90 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: ( f) notwithstanding another provision of law, if a defendant receives multiple convictions within a three-year period of time in magistrates court for a violation of this section, the defendant may, after ten years from the date of the last conviction, apply or cause someone acting on his behalf to apply, to the court for an order expunging the records of arrest and the multiple convictions. This provision does not apply to any crime classified as a felony. If the defendant receives no other convictions during the ten-year period following the last conviction under this section and full restitution has been made on all checks that are the subject …

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South Carolina S428: Fraudulent Check Expungement

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