S*0141 (Rat #0222, Act #0229 of 2006) General Bill, By Hayes, Knotts and Elliott
Summary: Person seeking name change must sign affidavit stating he has never been convicted of a crime
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 15-49-20 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PETITIONER SEEKING A NAME CHANGE, TO PROVIDE THAT A PETITIONER REQUESTING A NAME CHANGE MUST SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT STATING HE HAS NEVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME OTHER THAN THE NAME IN WHICH HE IS MAKING THE REQUEST, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FALSIFYING AN AFFIDAVIT AND OF KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FALSIFYING AN AFFIDAVIT BY A PERSON REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THESE VIOLATIONS, AND TO EXEMPT A PERSON DESIRING TO RESUME HER MAIDEN NAME FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. - ratified title
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12/15/04	Senate	Prefiled
12/15/04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/11/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-150
01/11/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-150
03/02/05	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-11
03/03/05	Senate	Amended SJ-33
03/03/05	Senate	Read second time SJ-33
03/03/05		Scrivener's error corrected
03/04/05		Scrivener's error corrected
03/08/05	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
03/09/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-9
03/09/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
02/01/06	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-8
02/02/06		Scrivener's error corrected
02/07/06	House	Amended HJ-23
02/07/06	House	Read second time HJ-24
02/08/06	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-17
02/08/06	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-24
02/15/06		Ratified R 222
02/17/06		Signed By Governor
02/22/06		Copies available
02/22/06		Effective date 02/17/06
02/27/06		Act No. 229