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A214, R265, H4686
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. G.M. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5774cm04.doc
Introduced in the House on February 3, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on February 26, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on April 14, 2004
Governor's Action: April 22, 2004, Signed
Summary: General Sessions court, certain criminal cases transferred to magistrate or municipal court; maximum monetary penalty increased
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/3/2004 House Introduced and read first time HJ-39
2/3/2004 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-39
2/18/2004 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-15
2/25/2004 House Read second time HJ-26
2/26/2004 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
2/26/2004 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
2/26/2004 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-14
4/7/2004 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-10
4/13/2004 Senate Read second time SJ-13
4/14/2004 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-26
4/20/2004 Ratified R 265
4/22/2004 Signed By Governor
5/3/2004 Copies available
5/3/2004 Effective date 04/22/04
5/18/2004 Act No. 214
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A214, R265, H4686)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-545, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL CASES FROM GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TO A MAGISTRATE OR MUNICIPAL COURT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM MONETARY PENALTY FOR WHICH A CRIME IN A CASE DOES NOT EXCEED FOR IT TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM GENERAL SESSIONS COURT TO A MAGISTRATE OR MUNICIPAL COURT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Transfer of cases from general session to magistrate or municipal court
SECTION 1. Section 22-3-545(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 7 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540 and 22-3-550, a criminal case, the penalty for which the crime in the case does not exceed five thousand five hundred dollars or one-year imprisonment, or both, may be transferred from general sessions court if the provisions of this section are followed."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 20th day of April, 2004.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 2004.
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