South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 767

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Timmons
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Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Certified business records, admissibility

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/6/2017  Senate  Prefiled
   12/6/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/9/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 42)
    1/9/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 42)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/6/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-520(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFIED BUSINESS RECORDS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ORIGINAL OR A COPY OF A FOREIGN RECORD THAT IS CERTIFIED DOES NOT REQUIRE THE TESTIMONY OF THE CUSTODIAN OR ANOTHER QUALIFIED WITNESS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 19-5-520(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)    In a civil case, the The original or a copy of a foreign record that is certified by the custodian or another qualified person and otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (A), modified as follows: the certification, rather than complying with a state statute or court rule, must be signed in a manner that, if falsely made, would subject the maker to a criminal penalty in the jurisdiction where the certification is signed. The testimony of the custodian or another qualified witness is not required. The proponent also shall meet the notice requirements of subsection (A)."

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

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