S 1440(Rat #0418)  General Bill, By Holland
 A Bill to amend Section 1-7-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating
 to the appropriations to the Attorney General for expenses of litigation, so
 as to delete the requirement that the Attorney General provide blank
 indictments for the circuit solicitors, and to amend Section 1-7-940, relating
 to the duties of the South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination, so
 as to add the duty of providing blank indictments for the circuit solicitors.

   03/31/92  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-33
   04/08/92  Senate Read second time SJ-35
   04/08/92  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-35
   04/09/92  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
   04/14/92  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-23
   04/28/92  House  Read second time HJ-130
   04/29/92  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-253
   05/13/92         Ratified R 418
   05/19/92         Vetoed by Governor
   05/21/92  Senate Veto sustained Yeas-045  Nays-000 SJ-6

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR EXPENSES OF LITIGATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PROVIDE BLANK INDICTMENTS FOR THE CIRCUIT SOLICITORS, AND TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-940, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION ON PROSECUTION COORDINATION, SO AS TO ADD THE DUTY OF PROVIDING BLANK INDICTMENTS FOR THE CIRCUIT SOLICITORS.

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

Requirement to provide blank indictments deleted

SECTION 1. Section 1-7-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-80. The annual appropriation for the Attorney General for the expenses of litigation is subject to the following conditions:

(1) the Attorney General shall conduct all litigation which may be necessary for any department of the state government or any of the boards connected therewith, and all these boards or departments are forbidden to employ any counsel for any purpose except through the Attorney General and upon his advice;

(2) out of this appropriation the Attorney General shall pay for dockets for the several circuit solicitors and those other expenses as he may deem advisable."

Requirement to provide blank indictments added

SECTION 2. Section 1-7-940(A) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a new item (4) to read:

"(4) provide blank indictments for the circuit solicitors."

Time effective

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

In the Senate House _________________________________.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _______ day of __________________, 1992.

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Governor

Printer's Date -- May 10, 1992 -- S.