H*3606 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H*3606(Rat #0601, Act #0483 of 1992) General Bill, By C.Y. Waites,
D.M. Beasley, T.M. Burriss, Cork, R.S. Corning, J.L.M. Cromer, Glover,
T.E. Huff, K.G. Kempe, H.H. Keyserling, M.H. Kinon, A.C. McGinnis, Quinn,
J. Rama, T.F. Rogers and I.K. Rudnick
A Bill to amend Sections 14-7-190 and 14-7-200, Code of Laws of South
Carolina, 1976, relating to drawing of petit jurors to serve as jury pool, so
as to provide that jurors be drawn not less than fifteen days instead of ten
days before the term of court; to amend Section 14-7-250, relating to the
disposition of names of those drawn and who serve on juries, so as to provide
that a juror may only serve only once within three years; to amend Section
14-7-1550, relating to the drawing of grand jury venire, so as to increase the
number drawn from thirty to fifty; and to repeal Section 14-7-400 relating to
the date by which the sheriff must summon jurors.-amended title
02/26/91 House Introduced and read first time HJ-40
02/26/91 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-41
04/17/91 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-17
04/25/91 House Read second time HJ-67
04/25/91 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-68
04/26/91 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
04/29/91 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
04/29/91 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
05/20/92 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary SJ-17
05/21/92 Senate Amended SJ-32
05/21/92 Senate Read second time SJ-32
05/21/92 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-32
05/27/92 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments SJ-76
06/02/92 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-72
06/04/92 Ratified R 601
07/01/92 Signed By Governor
07/01/92 Effective date 07/01/92
07/01/92 Act No. 483
07/14/92 Copies available
(A483, R601, H3606)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 14-7-190 AND 14-7-200,
CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING
TO DRAWING OF PETIT JURORS TO SERVE AS JURY
POOL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT JURORS BE DRAWN
NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN DAYS INSTEAD OF TEN DAYS
BEFORE THE TERM OF COURT; TO AMEND SECTION
14-7-250, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF NAMES OF
THOSE DRAWN AND WHO SERVE ON JURIES, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT A JUROR MAY SERVE ONLY ONCE
WITHIN THREE YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1550,
RELATING TO THE DRAWING OF GRAND JURY VENIRE,
SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER DRAWN FROM
THIRTY TO FIFTY; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 14-7-400
RELATING TO THE DATE BY WHICH THE SHERIFF MUST
SUMMON JURORS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Drawing of jury pool
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of Section 14-7-190 of the
1976 Code is amended to read:
"Not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty-five days
before the first day of any week in which more than one term of
court requiring juries is scheduled in a county, the jury
commissioners shall draw a number of petit jurors to serve as a
jury pool, from which the courts shall draw panels of jurors as
needed according to the following schedule:"
Time to draw petit jury
SECTION 2. Section 14-7-200 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 14-7-200. Not less than fifteen nor more than
thirty-five days before the first day of each week of any regular or
special term of the circuit court the jury commissioners shall
proceed to draw seventy-five petit jurors to serve for that week
only. The jury commissioners shall randomly select the
seventy-five jurors and shall not excuse or disqualify any juror
who has been selected. Immediately after the petit jurors are
drawn, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall issue his writ
of venire facias for the petit jurors, requiring their attendance on
the first day of the week for which they have been drawn and this
writ of venire facias must be immediately delivered to the sheriff
of the county."
Disposition of jury names drawn and who serves
SECTION 3. Section 14-7-250 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 14-7-250. The names of those who are drawn
and actually serve as jurors must be placed in an envelope and
must not be put back into the jury box until the first revision of the
jury list provided for after they have been so drawn, to the end
that no person shall serve as a juror more than once in three
calendar years. Nothing contained in this article may be
construed to be in conflict with the provisions of the law as to
selecting by lot from the grand jury six members to serve for the
ensuing year."
Grand jury venire increased
SECTION 4. Section 14-7-1550 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 14-7-1550. Not less than fifteen days before the
convening of the first term of the court of general sessions for the
calendar year, the jury commissioners shall proceed to draw from
the jury box fifty grand jurors. The grand jurors must be
randomly drawn and listed as are jurors for trials, and the jury
commissioners shall not disqualify or excuse any juror drawn.
Immediately after these grand jurors are drawn, the clerk of the
court of common pleas shall issue his writ of venire facias for
these grand jurors, requiring their attendance on the first day of
the first week of criminal court in the county or at such other time
as the clerk of court may designate. This writ of venire facias
must be delivered immediately to the sheriff of the county or
otherwise served as provided by law."
Repeal
SECTION 5. Section 14-7-400 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
Approved the 1st day of July, 1992. |