South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 281

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Jackson, Rose, Fair and Leventis
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Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Child support obligations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2010  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 128)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 128)
    1/9/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Sheheen (ch), Knotts, Campsen, 
                        Lourie, Campbell

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 63-5-20 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER SENTENCED TO NINETY OR FEWER DAYS IMPRISONMENT THAT IS EMPLOYED AT THE TIME OF SENTENCING AND IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT MAY SERVE HIS SENTENCE AT A TIME WHEN HE IS NOT WORKING AND DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH HIS EMPLOYMENT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR WAGE GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 63-5-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(C)(1)        A person convicted pursuant to subsection (A) may serve his sentence at a time when the person is not working and does not interfere with his employment if the person:

(a)    is sentenced to serve ninety or fewer days of imprisonment;

(b)    is employed at the time of sentencing; and

(c)    maintains his employment while serving his sentence.         (2)    Wages earned during his sentence must be garnished to satisfy child support payments ordered by the court."

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

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