S*0088(Rat #0373, Act #0336 of 1984)  General Bill, By P.B. McLeod
 A Bill to amend Section 19-19-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to witness fees in civil cases, so as to increase the maximum fee
 from one to fifteen dollars for each day's attendance by a witness on a
 summons or as a material witness and to increase from five to fifteen cents
 the mileage allowance for witnesses in courts of common pleas and before the
 judge of probate; to increase the maximum fee from fifty cents to seven
 dollars for each day's attendance by a witness and to increase from five to
 fifteen cents the mileage allowance for witnesses in magistrate's courts in
 civil cases; and to provide for the amount to be paid by the person at whose
 suit he is summoned.-amended title

   01/11/83  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-104
   01/11/83  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-104
   03/30/83  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-846
   04/19/83  Senate Retaining place on calendar recommitted to
                     Committee on Judiciary SJ-1041
   04/20/83  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-1060
   04/21/83  Senate Amended SJ-1077
   04/21/83  Senate Read second time SJ-1077
   04/21/83  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-1078
   05/11/83  Senate Amended SJ-1338
   05/11/83  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1339
   05/12/83  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2812
   05/12/83  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2812
   03/29/84  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-2054
   04/03/84  House  Amended HJ-2111
   04/03/84  House  Read second time HJ-2111
   04/04/84  House   Read third time HJ-2147
   04/04/84  House  Returned HJ-2147
   04/05/84  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-1300
   04/18/84         Ratified R 373
   04/20/84         Signed By Governor
   04/20/84         Effective date 04/20/84
   04/20/84         Act No. 336
   04/26/84         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-19-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WITNESS FEES IN CIVIL CASES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FEE FROM ONE TO FIFTEEN DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY'S ATTENDANCE BY A WITNESS ON A SUMMONS OR AS A MATERIAL WITNESS AND TO INCREASE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN CENTS THE MILEAGE ALLOWANCE FOR WITNESSES IN COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS AND BEFORE THE JUDGE OF PROBATE; TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FEE FROM FIFTY CENTS TO SEVEN DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY'S ATTENDANCE BY A WITNESS AND TO INCREASE FROM FIVE TO FIFTEEN CENTS THE MILEAGE ALLOWANCE FOR WITNESSES IN MAGISTRATE'S COURTS IN CIVIL CASES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE PERSON AT WHOSE SUIT HE IS SUMMONED.

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

Fees, mileage, allowance for witnesses

SECTION 1. Section 19-19-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 19-19-10. In courts of common pleas and before the judge of probate, witnesses shall receive fifteen dollars for every day's attendance on summons, or on request when actually appearing and testifying as a material witness, besides fifteen cents per mile for coming to court and returning by the shortest practical route and ferriage, to be paid by the person at whose suit he is summoned. In magistrate's courts in civil cases, witnesses shall receive seven dollars per day for each day's attendance and the same mileage as is allowed in circuit courts. Such amount must also be paid by the person at whose suit he is summoned."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.