Bill 4265

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4265
Primary Sponsor:                Kempe
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Municipal court, appeals time
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       436/11954.DW
Introduced Date:                Jan 23, 1992
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Apr 06, 1992
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kempe
                                Beatty
                                Clyborne
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 4265  Senate  Apr 06, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
 4265  House   Apr 02, 1992  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 4265  House   Apr 01, 1992  Read second time
 4265  House   Mar 25, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     25
 4265  House   Jan 23, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

March 25, 1992

H. 4265

Introduced by REPS. Kempe, Beatty and Clyborne

S. Printed 3/25/92--H.

Read the first time January 23, 1992.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4265), to amend Section 18-7-20, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the time and manner an appeal must be taken from a magistrate, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DAVID H. WILKINS, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 18-7-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TIME AND MANNER AN APPEAL MUST BE TAKEN FROM A MAGISTRATE OR MUNICIPAL COURT, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE RECORDER OR JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 18-7-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 20 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"Section 18-7-20. The appellant, within thirty days after written notice of judgement has been given him or his attorney by the magistrate, recorder, or judge of the municipal court, except when the judgment is announced at the trial in the presence of the appellant or his attorney then no written notice is necessary, shall serve a notice of appeal, stating the grounds upon which the appeal is founded. If the judgment is rendered upon process not personally served and the defendant did not appear, he has thirty days after personal notice of the judgment to serve the notice of appeal provided for in this section."

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