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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4936 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000413 Primary Sponsor:F. Smith All Sponsors:F. Smith Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18341som00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Attorneys, debts of a client; not responsible for unless executed written agreement claiming responsibility for History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000413 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-5-390 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ATTORNEY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THE DEBTS OF A CLIENT UNLESS THE ATTORNEY AND CLIENT HAVE EXECUTED A WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT THE ATTORNEY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING CERTAIN EXPENSES OR DEBTS, OR BOTH, OF THE CLIENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 40-5-390. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an attorney is not responsible to pay the debts of a client unless he and the client have executed a written agreement that, as a part of his representation of the client, the attorney is responsible for paying certain expenses or debts, or both, of the client."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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