South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 2927

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               2927
Ratification Number:       241
Act Number                 209
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   General permanent statutory law of the
                           state
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(A209, R241, H2927)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ADOPT REVISED CODE VOLUMES 11 AND 16 AND NEW VOLUMES 11A, 16A, AND 20B OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR CONTENTS, AS THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAW OF THE STATE; AND TO ADOPT THE 1986 CUMULATIVE SUPPLEMENTS TO THE CODE OF LAWS AS PART OF THE CODE AND PROVIDE THAT THESE SUPPLEMENTS, VOLUMES AS SUPPLEMENTED BY THEM, AND THE REPLACEMENT VOLUMES CONSTITUTE THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAWS OF THE STATE AS OF JANUARY 1, 1987.

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

Findings

SECTION 1. (A) Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code authorizes the Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner to contract to be prepared and published under their supervision and direction revised volumes of the Code of Laws when, in their judgment, the supplement of any volume becomes too bulky for convenient use;

(B) The Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner have determined that the cumulative supplements to Volumes 11 and 16 have become too bulky for convenient use;

(C) The passage of the Probate Code required its publication in a new Volume 20B;

(D) Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code also provides that the revised volumes must be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration.

Revised volumes adopted

SECTION 2. (A) Revised Volume 11 and new Volume 11A, containing Titles 33 through 35, of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, are substituted for original Volume 11 containing the same titles.

(B) Revised Volume 16 and new Volume 16A, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, containing Titles 45 through 49, are substituted for original Volume 16 containing the same titles.

(C) New Volume 20B containing new Title 62 is added to the Code of Laws.

Revised Volumes 11 and 16 and new Volumes 11A, 16A, and 20B are adopted as part of the Code of Laws and to the extent of their contents the only general permanent statutory law of the State as of January 1, 1987.

1986 Cumulative Supplements adopted

SECTION 3. The 1986 Cumulative Supplements to the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, are adopted as part of the Code of Laws. These supplements, volumes as supplemented by them, and the replacement volumes referred to in Section 2 of this act, constitute the only general permanent statutory laws of the State as of January 1, 1987.

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.