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Bill 876

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      876
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990527
Primary Sponsor:                  Thomas
All Sponsors:                     Thomas
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1488dw99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Ethics Commission, witness subpoenaed by 
                                  to be paid same as person subpoenaed in civil 
                                  action


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990527  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO PAY A WITNESS IT HAS SUBPOENAED THE SAME AMOUNT PAID TO A PERSON SUBPOENAED IN A CIVIL ACTION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-320(10)(f) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 6 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(f) The commission may order testimony to be taken in any investigation or hearing by deposition before a person who is designated by the commission and has the power to administer oaths and, in these instances, to compel testimony. The commission may administer oaths and affirmation for the testimony of witnesses and issue subpoenas by approval of the chairman, subject to judicial enforcement, and issue subpoenas for the procurement of witnesses and materials including books, papers, records, documents, or other tangible objects relevant to the agency's investigation by approval of the chairman, subject to judicial enforcement. A person to whom a subpoena has been issued may move before a commission panel or the commission for an order quashing a subpoena issued under this section. A person subpoenaed under the provisions of this section must be paid the same per diem and mileage paid to a person subpoenaed in a civil action as provided in the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure."

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

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