South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 4387 — Law Enforcement Officer Misconduct

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-150, RELATING TO ADJUDICATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MISCONDUCT REPORTED TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO LIMIT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION FOR CERTAIN INCIDENCES OF MISCONDUCT, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES' WRITTEN REPORTS WHEN THE AGENCIES DECLINE TO PROSCRCUTE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE AGENCY HEADS MUST EXPLAIN WHY THEY BELIEVE THE ALLEGATIONS CAN NO LONGER BE PROVEN.

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The amendments to Bill H 4387 introduce important changes regarding how allegations of law enforcement officer misconduct are handled in South Carolina. Specifically, the bill now limits the discretion of prosecutors in certain cases of misconduct and requires law enforcement agencies to provide more detailed written reports when they choose not to prosecute such allegations. Additionally, agency heads must offer an explanation for why they believe the allegations can no longer be proven. These changes aim to improve accountability and transparency in the oversight of law enforcement agencies, ensuring that instances of misconduct are taken more seriously and adequately documented.

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2025-2026 Bill 4387 Text of Previous Version (Apr.
23, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4387Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-150, RELATING TO ADJUDICATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MISCONDUCT REPORTED TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO LIMIT PROSECUTORiAL DISCRETION FOR CERTAIN INCIDENCES OF MISCONDUCT, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES' WRITTEN REPORTS WHEN THE AGENCIES DECLINE TO PROSCRCUTE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE AGENCY HEADS MUST EXPLAIN WHY THEY BELIEVE THE ALLEGATIONS CAN NO LONGER BE PROVEN.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 23-23-150(B) of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      (B)(1) The sheriff or the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency or department within the State must report to the academy the occurrence of any act or multiple acts by a law enforcement officer, who is currently or was last employed by his agency, he reasonably believes to be misconduct.
The report shall be made within fifteen days of the final agency or department action resulting from the internal investigation conducted by the agency or department, and shall be on a form prescribed by the council.
       (2) Reported incidences of misconduct shall be prosecuted by the reporting agency before the contested case hearing.
The reporting agency does not have the right of prosecutorial discretion to the allegations of subsection (A)(3)(g)-(m).
As for all other subsections, prosecutorial discretion is limited to allegations of misconduct that can no longer be proven by the preponderance of evidence.
The reporting agency shall maintain prosecutorial discretion up to the time of the contested case hearing.
If the agency declines to prosecute the allegation or allegations of misconduct, the agency shall provide a written report to the council stating that the case is not being prosecuted and stating in detail the reasons why the agency believes the allegation can no longer be proven by the preponderance of evidence.
The agency head shall appear at the next council meeting to explain why the agency believes the allegation can no longer be proven by the preponderance of evidence.
       (3) A wilful failure to report information related to acts of misconduct shall subject the violator to a civil penalty as provided by the council.  The council may impose civil fines, in its discretion, not to exceed five hundred dollars per day for each day an agency is out of compliance with this section.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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What does H 4387 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-150, RELATING TO ADJUDICATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MISCONDUCT REPORTED TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO LIMIT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION FOR CERTAIN INCIDENCES OF MISCONDUCT, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES' WRITTEN REPORTS WHEN THE AGENCIES DECLINE TO PROSCRCUTE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE AGENCY HEADS MUST EXPLAIN WHY THEY BELIEVE THE ALLEGATIONS CAN NO LONGER BE PROVEN.
Who sponsors H 4387?
H 4387 is sponsored by Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Brandon Newton, and Representative Cody T. Mitchell.
What is the current status of H 4387?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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