South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 1085


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1085
Ratification Number:              401
Act Number:                       307
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020305
Primary Sponsor:                  McConnell
All Sponsors:                     McConnell
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21087sd02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020523
Date of Last Amendment:           20020523
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020605
Subject:                          State Board of Law Examiners, membership, 
                                  terms, duties of board to be set by Supreme 
                                  Court; authority of citizen to defend the 
                                  cause of another under certain conditions 
                                  deleted


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020618  Act No. A307
------  20020605  Signed by Governor
------  20020530  Ratified R401
Senate  20020523  Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate  20020522  Conference Committee Report adopted    88 SCC
House   20020522  Conference Committee Report adopted    98 HCC
Senate  20020509  Conference Committee Appointed         88 SCC  Martin
                                                                 Waldrep
                                                                 Hutto
House   20020507  House insists upon amendment and       98 HCC  G.M. Smith
                  Conference Committee appointed                 J.E. Smith
                                                                 Campsen
Senate  20020502  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   20020426  Read third time, returned with
                  amendment
House   20020425  Amended, read second time
House   20020424  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   20020402  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020326  Read third time, sent to House
------  20020322  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20020321  Amended, read second time
Senate  20020320  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
------  20020307  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20020305  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 20, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 21, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 22, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 24, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 25, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 23, 2002 - Word format

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(A307, R401, S1085)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP, TERMS, AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD SHALL BE AS SET BY THE SUPREME COURT EXCEPT THAT AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE SUPREME COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-80, RELATING TO CITIZENS NOT PREVENTED FROM PROSECUTING OR DEFENDING THEIR OWN CAUSE OR THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER, SO AS TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF A CITIZEN TO DEFEND THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

State Board of Law Examiners' revisions

SECTION 1. Section 40-5-210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-5-210. There is hereby created a State Board of Law Examiners. The Board of Law Examiners shall be appointed by the Supreme Court and shall have such duties as the court shall prescribe. The number of members of the board and the terms of the members shall be set by the Supreme Court. To be eligible for appointment to the board, a person must be actively engaged in the practice of law in South Carolina and must have been an active member of the South Carolina Bar for at least seven years. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. Should a vacancy occur, the court shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. At least one member from each congressional district must be appointed by the Supreme Court."

Citizen's defense of another's cause deleted

SECTION 2. Section 40-5-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-5-80. This chapter may not be construed so as to prevent a citizen from prosecuting or defending his own cause, if he so desires."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 30th day of May, 2002.

Approved the 5th day of June, 2002.

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