Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4763 Primary Sponsor:M. Martin Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Law, unauthorized practice of Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:CYY/18988.SD Introduced Date:Apr 16, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 16, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:M. Martin K. Burch Delleney D. Elliott Jennings Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4763 House Apr 16, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-5-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-5-310. No person shall practice or solicit the cause of any other person in any court of this State unless he has been admitted and sworn as an attorney, under a penalty of five hundred thousand dollars for every cause he shall so solicit, one-half to the State and the other half to him that will sue sues for it."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.