South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 166

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       166
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950110
Primary Sponsor:                   Hayes 
All Sponsors:                      Hayes, Wilson 
Drafted Document Number:           GJK\21078SD.95
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                           General sessions court, transfer
                                   of cases
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19950110  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19941017  Prefiled, referred to Committee          11 SJ
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-545, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CASES FROM GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TO MAGISTRATE'S OR MUNICIPAL COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE CASE IS TRANSFERRED TO MUNICIPAL COURT, THE PORTION OF ANY FINES AND ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED BY THE PRESIDING MUNICIPAL JUDGE THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MUNICIPALITY IS LOCATED SHALL INSTEAD GO TO THAT MUNICIPALITY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 22-3-545(E) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Part II, Section 36, Act 497 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"(E) Notwithstanding another provision of law, all fines and assessments imposed by a magistrate or municipal judge presiding pursuant to this section must be distributed as if the fine and assessment were imposed by a circuit court pursuant to Sections 14-1-205 and 14-1-206, provided that if the case is transferred to municipal court, the portion of any fines and assessments imposed by the presiding municipal judge that would have gone to the county in which the municipality is located instead shall go to that municipality. This section must not result in increased compensation to a magistrate or municipal judge presiding over a trial or hearing pursuant to this section or in other additional or increased costs to the county or municipality."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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