S*1195(Rat #0416, Act #0388 of 1988)  General Bill, By M.B. Williams
 A Bill to amend Section 14-7-1780, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the providing of space for the State Grand Jury to meet and the
 appropriation of funds for the operation of the State Grand Jury, so as to
 provide that the Attorney General rather than the impaneling judge shall make
 suitable space available for the State Grand Jury and to provide that the
 funds for the operation of the State Grand Jury must be appropriated to the
 Attorney General's office rather than to the Judicial Department.

   02/11/88  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   02/11/88  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
   02/17/88  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-12
   02/23/88  Senate Read second time SJ-24
   02/24/88  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-44
   02/25/88  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1507
   02/25/88  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-1507
   03/09/88  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-1866
   03/10/88  House  Read second time HJ-1918
   03/10/88  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-1924
   03/11/88  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-1933
   03/15/88         Ratified R 416
   03/21/88         Signed By Governor
   03/21/88         Effective date 03/21/88
   03/21/88         Act No. 388
   03/29/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVIDING OF SPACE FOR THE STATE GRAND JURY TO MEET AND THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STATE GRAND JURY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RATHER THAN THE IMPANELING JUDGE SHALL MAKE SUITABLE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE GRAND JURY AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STATE GRAND JURY MUST BE APPROPRIATED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RATHER THAN TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

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

Space and funding of state grand jury

SECTION 1. Section 14-7-1780 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 14-7-1780. The Attorney General shall make available suitable space for the state grand jury to meet. The State Law Enforcement Division also shall provide service as the state grand jury requires. The other costs associated with the state grand jury, including juror per diem, mileage, and subsistence must be paid from funds appropriated to the Attorney General's Office for this purpose by the General Assembly in the annual general appropriations act."

Time effective

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