S*1221(Rat #0314, Act #0267 of 2008)  General Bill, By Hutto and Massey
 AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 22, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIVIL PROCEDURE IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO
 REVISE THE ARTICLE SUBSTANTIALLY IN ORDER TO DELETE PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
 PROVIDED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA RULES OF MAGISTRATES COURT AND TO RENAME THE
 ARTICLE TO CONFORM WITH THE REVISIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO AMEND SECTION
 5-7-12, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE A STUDENT ARRESTED FOR A MISDEMEANOR BY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER MUST
 RECEIVE A BOND HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF HIS ARREST AND MAY RECEIVE
 A COURTESY SUMMONS. - ratified title

   03/20/08  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   03/20/08  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
   03/26/08  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-16
   03/27/08  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-38
   03/27/08  Senate Read second time SJ-38
   03/28/08         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/01/08  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
   04/01/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   04/01/08  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15
   05/14/08  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-3
   05/20/08  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 21, 2008 HJ-37
   05/21/08  House  Debate adjourned HJ-26
   05/22/08  House  Amended HJ-16
   05/22/08  House  Debate adjourned HJ-24
   05/22/08  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 27, 2008 HJ-46
   05/27/08  House  Amended HJ-13
   05/27/08  House  Read second time HJ-14
   05/28/08  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-20
   05/28/08  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-121
   05/29/08         Ratified R 314
   06/04/08         Signed By Governor
   06/11/08         Copies available
   06/11/08         Effective date 06/04/08
   06/13/08         Act No. 267

(A267, R314, S1221)

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 22, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIVIL PROCEDURE IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO REVISE THE ARTICLE SUBSTANTIALLY IN ORDER TO DELETE PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA RULES OF MAGISTRATES COURT AND TO RENAME THE ARTICLE TO CONFORM WITH THE REVISIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 5-7-12, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A STUDENT ARRESTED FOR A MISDEMEANOR BY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER MUST RECEIVE A BOND HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF HIS ARREST AND MAY RECEIVE A COURTESY SUMMONS.

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

Civil procedure in magistrates courts, revision

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 22 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Article 3

Section 22-3-300.    A magistrate, on the demand of a party in whose favor he shall have rendered a judgment, shall give a transcript thereof which may be filed and docketed in the office of the circuit court of the county in which the judgment was rendered. The time of the receipt of the transcript by the clerk shall be noted thereon and entered in the abstract of judgments and from that time the judgment shall be a judgment of the circuit court, but no sale shall be made under any execution issued upon such judgment in the circuit court until the time for appeal from the judgment in the magistrates court has expired, nor pending such appeal. If the judgment is set aside in the magistrates court, it shall have the effect of setting aside the judgment filed and docketed in the circuit court. The filing and docketing of such transcript in the circuit court shall not affect the right of the magistrate to grant a new trial. A certified transcript of such judgment may be filed and docketed in the clerk's office of any other county and with like effect in every respect as in the county in which the judgment was rendered.

Section 22-3-310.    Execution may be issued on a judgment heretofore or hereafter rendered in a magistrates court at any time within three years after the rendition thereof and shall be returnable sixty days from its date. But no sale shall be made under any such execution until after the time for appeal has expired, nor pending such appeal, and in cases for the claim and delivery of personal property when bond for the property claimed has been properly given by either party, the status of such property shall not be changed until after the expiration of the time for appealing has expired or until such appeal has terminated.

Section 22-3-320.    If the judgment be docketed with the clerk of the circuit court, the execution shall be issued by him to the sheriff of the county and have the same effect and be executed in the same manner as other executions and judgments of the circuit court.

Section 22-3-330.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person charged with any misdemeanor offense requiring a warrant signed by nonlaw enforcement personnel to ensure the arrest of a person must be given a courtesy summons."

School resource officers, procedures for certain student arrests

SECTION    2.    Section 5-7-12(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    The governing body of a municipality or county may upon the request of another governing body or of another political subdivision of the State, including school districts, designate certain officers to be assigned to the duty of a school resource officer and to work within the school systems of the municipality or county. The person assigned as a school resource officer shall have statewide jurisdiction to arrest persons committing crimes in connection with a school activity or school-sponsored event. In all circumstances in which a school resource officer arrests a student for a misdemeanor offense, the officer may issue a courtesy summons to appear to a student involved in the particular incident in connection with a school activity or school-sponsored event. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a student arrested for a misdemeanor offense by a school resource officer must have a bond hearing in magistrates court within twenty-four hours of his arrest. When acting pursuant to this section and outside of the sworn municipality or county of the school resource officer, the officer shall enjoy all authority, rights, privileges, and immunities, including coverage under the workers' compensation laws that he would have enjoyed if operating in his sworn jurisdiction."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 4th day of June, 2008.