Current Status Bill Number:3067 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Waldrop All Sponsors:Waldrop, Wilder Drafted Document Number:GJK\21126SD.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Magistrates, retirement
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19941214 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-25, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A MAGISTRATE RETIRE NOT LATER THAN THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH HE REACHES HIS SEVENTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY, SO AS TO DELETE THIS REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE THAT A MAGISTRATE MAY CONTINUE TO SERVE AFTER HIS SEVENTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY SO LONG AS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY CONSENTS TO AND BY APPOINTMENT PROVIDES FOR SUCH SERVICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 22-1-25 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 183 of 1993, is amended to read:
"Section 22-1-25. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9-1-1530 or Section 1-13-80(h)(8), (10) or (12), it shall be is not mandatory for a magistrate to retire not later than the end of the fiscal year in which he reaches his seventy-second birthday. Any magistrate serving in office on the effective date of this section who has attained the age of seventy-two years prior to July 1, 1993, may continue to serve until June 30, 1994 after his seventy-second birthday so long as the appointing authority consents to and by appointment provides for such service."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.