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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.109 Ratification Number:400 Act Number:360 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Thomas All Sponsors:Thomas, Ryberg, Hayes, Hutto Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22005cm99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000601 Date of Last Amendment:20000531 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20000614 Subject:Judicial process server may serve summons, documents on Sundays except when person attending church; Courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20000711 Act No. A360 ------ 20000614 Signed by Governor ------ 20000608 Ratified R400 Senate 20000601 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification House 20000601 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment House 20000531 Amended, read second time House 20000531 Objection withdrawn by Representative Hosey Whatley House 20000531 Objection withdrawn by Representative Rutherford Gourdine House 20000531 Objection by Representative Scott Rutherford Whatley Gourdine Lloyd Hosey Mack Moody- Lawrence House 20000525 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19990127 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19990126 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19990121 Read second time Senate 19990121 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19990120 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19981118 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill Revised on January 20, 1999 - Word format Revised on January 21, 1999 - Word format Revised on May 25, 2000 - Word format Revised on May 31, 2000 - Word format
(A360, R400, S109)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-9-17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROCESS SERVER MAY SERVE A SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, OR OTHER JUDICIAL DOCUMENT ON SUNDAYS UPON ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT GOING TO OR FROM, OR ATTENDING A REGULARLY OR SPECIALLY SCHEDULED CHURCH SERVICE, OR OTHER RELIGIOUS SERVICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Service of process on Sunday
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 15-9-17. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a process server may serve a summons, complaint, or other judicial document on Sundays; however, a process server may not serve a person who is going to or from or attending a regularly or specially scheduled church or other religious service on Sunday."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of June, 2000.
Approved the 14th day of June, 2000.
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