Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4856 Primary Sponsor:D. Wilder Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Litter laws, juveniles Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:CYY/15804AC.94 Introduced Date:19940302 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940302 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:D. Wilder A. Young Chamblee McKay Kirsh Vaughn Baker Allison Meacham Gonzales Cobb-Hunter Hines Simrill Moody-Lawrence Inabinett Wofford Walker Byrd Harrelson Stoddard Stille Rogers Stuart J. Wilder McCraw Breeland Waldrop Haskins J. Harris Gamble Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4856 House 19940302 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-410, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OF FAMILY COURTS AND MAGISTRATE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS OVER CERTAIN VIOLATIONS BY JUVENILES SO AS TO INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF LITTER LAWS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-410 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 20-7-410. The magistrate courts and municipal courts of this State have concurrent jurisdiction with the family courts for the trial of persons under seventeen years of age charged with traffic violations or, violations of the provisions of Title 50 relating to fish, game, and watercraft or litter violations as provided for in Section 16-11-700 when these courts would have jurisdiction of the offense charged if committed by an adult. The family court shall report all adjudications of juveniles for moving traffic violations to the Department of Public Safety as required by other courts of this State pursuant to Section 56-1-330 and adjudications of the provisions of Title 50 to the Department of Natural Resources."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.