South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 468

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    468
Ratification Number:            241
Act Number:                     244
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950208
Primary Sponsor:                Hayes 
All Sponsors:                   Hayes 
Drafted Document Number:        Hayes\JUD6014.RWH
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960202
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960304
Subject:                        Clerks of court, fees for
                                judgment
History



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

------  19960318  Act No. A244
------  19960304  Signed by Governor
------  19960227  Ratified R241
House   19960202  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960201  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19960201  Read second time
House   19960131  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19950425  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950420  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950419  Read second time
Senate  19950418  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19950208  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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(A244, R241, S468)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A SCHEDULE OF FEES AND COSTS TO BE COLLECTED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A FEE FOR FILING A JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION WITH A CLERK OF COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 15-35-370, RELATING TO JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR FILING A JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION AND TO DELETE OBSOLETE REFERENCES.

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

Filing fee

SECTION 1. Section 8-21-310(11) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 497 of 1994, is further amended by adding:

"(d) for filing and enrolling a judgment by confession, five dollars;"

Procedure

SECTION 2. Section 15-35-370 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 15-35-370. The statement may be filed with the clerk of court. The clerk shall enter a judgment endorsed upon the statement for the amount confessed and the fee provided by Section 8-21-310(11)(d), together with any necessary disbursements of the plaintiff. The statement and affidavit, with the judgment endorsed, shall thereupon become the judgment roll."

Time effective

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

Approved the 4th day of March, 1996.