Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:429 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Magistrate court costs, relief from payment Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BR1/1095.AC Introduced Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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429 Senate Jan 09, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-1020, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RELIEF FROM PAYMENT OF MAGISTRATE COURT COSTS, SO AS TO CLARIFY CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-21-1020 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 8-21-1020. Any A person may be relieved from payment of magistrate court costs herein provided, including costs of constables performing duties in magistrate court proceedings, upon the showing and finding by the magistrate as provided in Section 8-21-1040; provided, no party except as provided in Section 8-21-1050 shall be relieved of and fees for filing and recording documents, upon a showing and finding by the magistrate that the person is indigent or that these costs would be an undue financial burden."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.