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H. 3804
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Whipper, Bales, Breeland, G. Brown, Littlejohn, Lloyd and Rivers
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Introduced in the House on March 18, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Municipal court judges, appointment of
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/18/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9 3/18/2003 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 14-25-15, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES, SO AS TO PRESCRIBE A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE RATHER THAN HAVING THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY SET THE TERM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-25-15(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 394 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"(A) Each municipal judge shall must be appointed by the council to serve for a set term set by the council not to exceed of two years or four years, as determined by the council, and until his a successor is appointed and qualified. His A municipal judge's compensation shall must be fixed by the council."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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