South Carolina S983: Evictions

What the bill says

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A DEFENDANT ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDEX AFTER FIVE YEARS IF NO SUBSEQUENT EVICTIONS OR EJECTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: S ection 30-2-60. Filings and records that include personal information of a defendant made pursuant to Chapters 37 and 40 of Title 27, including those concluded.

From the engrossed text, April 9, 2026:

A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EVICTION FILINGS AND RECORDS THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A DEFENDANT ARE AUTOMATICALLY REMOVED FROM THE PUBLIC INDEX AFTER FIVE YEARS IF NO SUBSEQUENT EVICTIONS OR EJECTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 2, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: S ection 30-2-60. Filings and records that include personal information of a defendant made pursuant to Chapters 37 and 40 of Title 27, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record five years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded. S ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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Sponsors

• Jason Elliott (R, 6) · primary sponsor
• Russell Ott (D, 26)
• Tameika Devine (D, 19)
• Jeffrey Zell (R, 36)