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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Jackson, Johnson, Kimpson and Allen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\26184vr15.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
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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12/3/2014 Senate Prefiled
12/3/2014 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/13/2015 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 35)
1/13/2015 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 35)
4/7/2016 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Coleman (ch), Shealy, Turner,
M.B.Matthews
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 63-5-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER SENTENCED TO NINETY OR FEWER DAYS IMPRISONMENT WHO 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 THE SENTENCE 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 a new subsection at the end to read:
"(C)(1) A person convicted pursuant to subsection (A) may serve his sentence at a time when the person is not working and the sentence 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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