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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3050 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20046sd99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Professional corporation, employee or agent may represent in magistrate's court; Businesses and Corporations History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 33-19-660 SO AS TO ALLOW A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION TO DESIGNATE IN WRITING AN EMPLOYEE OR AGENT WHO MAY REPRESENT THE CORPORATION IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON DESIGNATED, WHILE REPRESENTING THE CORPORATION IN COURT, IS NOT ENGAGED IN THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 33-19-660. A professional corporation may designate in writing an employee or agent of the corporation to represent it in magistrate's court. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 40 or any other provision of law, the person designated, while representing the corporation in magistrate's court, is not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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