H 3626 General Bill, By Loftis, Altman, Brady, Davenport, Hardwick, Hinson, 
Jefferson, Littlejohn, Martin and Scarborough
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 15-29-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REQUIRED LEGAL NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER MAY BE
 ABBREVIATED AND THE READER DIRECTED TO A WEBSITE OR THE LOCAL LIBRARY FOR A
 DETAILED LEGAL NOTICE.

   02/23/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   02/23/05  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-50
   03/01/05  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor:
                     Taylor, Bales
   03/02/05  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Emory,
                     J.M.Neal, McGee, Coates, Chellis
   03/08/05  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Owens

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-29-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REQUIRED LEGAL NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER MAY BE ABBREVIATED AND THE READER DIRECTED TO A WEBSITE OR THE LOCAL LIBRARY FOR A DETAILED LEGAL NOTICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 29, Title 15 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 15-29-110.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, when it is required that legal notice be published in a newspaper, the legal notice may be abbreviated in the newspaper along with information to direct the reader to a website or the local library where the detailed legal notice is available for review."

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