South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3132

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3132
Ratification Number:            247
Act Number:                     233
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950110
Primary Sponsor:                Hodges 
All Sponsors:                   Hodges, Kirsh, Inabinett, Jennings,
                                Richardson, Knotts 
Drafted Document Number:        GJK\21152SD.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960213
Date of Last Amendment:         19960201
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960304
Subject:                        Jurors, drawing of
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960313  Act No. A233
------  19960304  Signed by Governor
------  19960227  Ratified R247
House   19960213  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19960208  Debate adjourned on Senate
                  amendments until Tuesday,
                  19960213
Senate  19960206  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19960201  Amended, read second time
Senate  19960131  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19950207  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19950202  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950201  Read second time
House   19950126  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19950110  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19941221  Prefiled, referred to Committee          25 HJ
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(A233, R247, H3132)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 14-7-250, AS AMENDED, AND 14-7-850, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SERVICE AS JURORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A JUROR MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS BUT MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN ONCE EVERY YEAR.

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

Juror service limitations revised

SECTION 1. Section 14-7-250 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 483 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 14-7-250. The names of those who are drawn and actually serve as jurors must be placed in an envelope and must not be put back into the jury box until the first revision of the jury list provided for after they have been so drawn, to the end that no person is required to serve as a juror more than once in three calendar years. Nothing contained in this article may be construed to be in conflict with the provisions of the law as to selecting by lot from the grand jury six members to serve for the ensuing year.

Nothing contained in this article prohibits a person whose name has been properly drawn and who desires to serve as a juror from serving more frequently than once every three calendar years, except that no person shall serve as a juror more than once every calendar year as provided in Section 14-7-850."

Juror service limitations revised

SECTION 2. Section 14-7-850 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 14-7-850. No person is liable to be drawn and serve as a juror in any court more often than once every three calendar years and no person shall serve as a juror more than once every calendar year, but he is not exempt unless he actually attends and serves as a juror in pursuance of such draft, nor is he exempt from serving on a jury in any other court in consequence of his having served before a magistrate."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 4th day of March, 1996.