S*0539(Rat #0142, Act #0097 of 1985)  General Bill, By Senate Judiciary
 A Bill to amend Section 1-7-140, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to reports by the Attorney General to the General Assembly, so
 as to delete the requirement that the Attorney General shall report the status
 and disposition of warrants issued in State courts and to delete the
 provisions relating to the criminal docket report and the warrant tracking
 system.

   04/17/85  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-1538
   04/18/85  Senate Read second time SJ-1613
   04/19/85  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1696
   04/23/85  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2624
   04/23/85  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2624
   05/02/85  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-2920
   05/08/85  House  Read second time HJ-3001
   05/09/85  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-3084
   05/15/85         Ratified R 142
   05/21/85         Signed By Governor
   05/21/85         Effective date 05/21/85
   05/21/85         Act No. 97
   06/03/85         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REPORTS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REPORT THE STATUS AND DISPOSITION OF WARRANTS ISSUED IN STATE COURTS AND TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL DOCKET REPORT AND THE WARRANT TRACKING SYSTEM.

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

Attorney General to make annual report

SECTION 1. Section 1-7-140 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 462 of 1980, is further amended to read:

"Section 1-7-140. The Attorney General shall annually make a report to the General Assembly of:

(1) the cases argued, tried, or conducted by him in the Supreme Court and circuit courts during the preceding year; and

(2) other information in relation to the criminal laws and observations and statements as, in his opinion, the proper and efficient administration of the criminal law requires."

Time effective

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