Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4126 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Family court, assignment to circuit court Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/5903.AC Introduced Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wilkins Harwell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4126 House Jan 14, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-216, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITING ASSIGNMENT OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE TO CIRCUIT COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION WHEN THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO ACCEPT AND IMPOSE SENTENCES FOR GUILTY PLEAS AND NOLO CONTENDERE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-1-216 of the 1976 Code, as added by Part III, Section 4 of Act 610 of 1990, is amended to read:
"Section 14-1-216. No active family court judge may be assigned to preside over any official proceeding in the circuit court except that the Chief Justice may appoint an active family court judge as a special circuit court judge to accept grand jury presentments and to accept and impose sentences for pleas of guilty and nolo contendere."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.