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TO AMEND SECTION 18-3-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO APPEALING A MAGISTRATE'S COURT DECISION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST ALSO BE SERVED ON ALL RESPONDENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 18-3-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 18-3-30. The appellant shall, within ten days after sentence, serve notice of appeal upon the magistrate who tried the case and all respondents, stating the grounds upon which the appeal is founded.
Any person convicted in a magistrate's court who pays a fine assessed by the court does not thereby waive his right of appeal and, upon proper notice, may appeal his conviction within the time allotted in this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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