Current Status Bill Number:283 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970130 Primary Sponsor:Hutto All Sponsors:Hutto and Giese Drafted Document Number:res1264.bch Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Solicitors, required to be attorneys at time of election; Courts, Attorneys
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 19, 1997
S. 283
S. Printed 3/19/97--S.
Read the first time January 30, 1997.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 283), to amend Section 1-7-310, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to solicitors, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
LUKE RANKIN, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-310 , CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SOLICITORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE SOLICITORS TO BE LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAR AT THE TIME OF HIS ELECTION AND THROUGHOUT HIS TERM AND TO DELETE OUT-DATED REFERENCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1-7-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 1-7-310. There shall be is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who shall hold holds his office for the term of four years. A solicitor must be licensed to practice law by the South Carolina Bar at the time of his election and throughout his term.
Successors to solicitors whose terms expire in 1975 shall be elected in the general election of 1974 and each four years thereafter, and successors to those whose terms expire in 1977 shall be elected in the general election of 1976 and each four years thereafter."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.