Facts About Human Trafficking

Defines human trafficking and explains the United States’ efforts to limit it worldwide, with special reference to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 and 2003, which provides tools for the U.S. to combat trafficking in persons, both domestically and abroad. One of the key components of the law is the creation of the Trafficking in Persons Report

SLED guidance on juvenile sex offender registration

On May 23, 2022, Governor Henry D. McMaster signed Act former House Bill 4075 into law. This Act affords all sex offenders in South Carolina a mechanism to seek removal from South Carolina’s lifetime sex offender registry in response to the South Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in Powell v. Keel. This bill creates state tiers for offenders and provides reasonable avenues for removal based on the offender’s applicable state tier. This bill also overhauls the treatment of juvenile sex offenders

SLED guidance on the updates to the South Carolina Sex Offender Registry Act : out-of-state adult offenders

The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division publishes guidance on the updates to the South Carolina Sex Offenders Registry Act with information on the tiers of offenders per the law