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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.75 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010110 Primary Sponsor:Leventis All Sponsors:Leventis, Ford, Hayes, Elliott, Reese, Rankin Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18031som01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:20010208 Subject:Jury duty, person having legal custody and duty of care for child under seven may be excused from; Juries, Jurors History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010214 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 20010213 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20010208 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20010208 Committee amendment adopted Senate 20010207 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on February 7, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 8, 2001 - Word format
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
February 8, 2001
S. 75
Introduced by Senators Leventis, Ford, Hayes, Elliott, Reese and Rankin
S. Printed 2/8/01--S.
Read the first time January 10, 2001.
TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-860, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXCUSING JURORS FOR GOOD CAUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, INSTEAD OF THE WOMAN, WHO HAS LEGAL CUSTODY AND THE DUTY OF CARE FOR A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF SEVEN SHALL BE EXCUSED FOR JURY DUTY UPON FURNISHING AN AFFIDAVIT TO THAT EFFECT TO THE CLERK OF COURT.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 14-7-860 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 394 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"Section 14-7-860. (A) The presiding judge for cause shown may excuse anyone from jury duty at any term of court if he the judge considers it advisable. But However, no juror who has been drawn to serve at any term of the court may be excused except for good and sufficient cause, which, together with his application, must be filed in the office of the clerk of the court and remain on record.
(B) Any woman parent or legal guardian with legal custody and the duty of care of having a child under seven years of age of whom she has legal custody and the duty of care, who desires to be excused from jury duty, shall must furnish an affidavit to the clerk of court stating that she the parent or legal guardian is unable to provide adequate care for the child while performing jury duty and shall must be excused from such the duty. The provisions of Section 14-7-870 shall do not apply to any such woman the parent or legal guardian juror.
(C) Upon furnishing an affidavit to the clerk of court requesting to be excused from jury duty, a person either may be either excused or transferred to another term of court by the presiding judge if the person performs services for a business, commercial, or agricultural enterprise, and the person's services are so essential to the operations of the business, commercial, or agricultural enterprise that the enterprise must close or cease to function if the person is required to perform jury duty.
(D) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed thirty days, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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