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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1276 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000323 Primary Sponsor:Hutto All Sponsors:Hutto Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\cbh\010magi.dmb.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:20000504 Subject:Courts, criminal cases; general sessions court chief judge to retain supervision over cases sent to magistrates court History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000510 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 20000509 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20000504 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20000426 Recalled from Committee, 11 SJ placed on the Calendar Senate 20000323 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 26, 2000 - Word format Revised on May 4, 2000 - Word format
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May 4, 2000
S. 1276
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Read the first time March 23, 2000.
TO AMEND SECTION 22-4-545(C), CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL CASES FROM GENERAL SESSIONS COURT SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS SHALL RETAIN CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OVER CASES WHICH ARE TRANSFERRED TO MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 22-4-545(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(C) All cases transferred to the magistrate's or municipal court must be prosecuted by the solicitor's office. The Chief Judge for Administrative Purposes for the Court of General Sessions shall retain administrative supervision of cases transferred pursuant to this section. The chief magistrate of the county or the chief municipal judge of the municipality upon petition of the solicitor, and approval of the Chief Judge for Administrative Purposes for the Court of General Sessions, shall set the terms of court and order the magistrates and municipal judges to hold terms of court on specific times and dates for the disposition of these cases."
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 17-23-162. The affiant on an arrest warrant must be present to testify at the preliminary hearing of the person arrested pursuant to the warrant."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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