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H. 3329
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Pope
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5030cm13.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 306
Introduced in the House on January 16, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Magistrate Court jurisdiction
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/16/2013 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8) 1/16/2013 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH OFFENSES CONTAINED IN TITLE 50 SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THESE OFFENSES, AND PROVIDE THAT MAGISTRATES COURT HAS BOTH ORIGINAL AND CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OVER THESE OFFENSES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-1-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-1-130. Unless a different penalty is specified, any a person who violates a provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or both. The magistrates court has both original and concurrent jurisdiction over offenses contained in this title."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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