South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 549

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hutto
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\hutto\jud0071.jjg.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 7, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Motion for a new trial

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/7/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
    3/7/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13
   3/12/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/7/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-1000, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TIME PERIOD FOR MAKING A MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MOTION MUST BE MADE WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE RENDERING OF THE JUDGMENT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 22-3-1000 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 22-3-1000.    No motion for a new trial may be heard unless made within five ten days from the rendering of the judgment. The right of appeal from the judgment exists for thirty days after the rendering of the judgment. A magistrate's order of restitution may be appealed within thirty days. The order of restitution may be appealed separately from an appeal, if any, relating to the conviction."

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

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