South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 62

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7056ahb07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: General sessions docket

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/29/2006  Senate  Prefiled
  11/29/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/9/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-52
    1/9/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-52
   1/17/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, 
                        Bryant

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/29/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-330, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ATTENDANCE AT CIRCUIT COURT AND PREPARATION OF THE DOCKET, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR CIRCUIT COURT RATHER THAN THE CIRCUIT SOLICITOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE ORDER OF CASES CALLED FOR TRIAL FOR GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 1-7-330 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-330.    The solicitors shall attend the courts of general sessions for their respective circuits. Preparation of the dockets for general sessions courts shall be exclusively is vested in the circuit solicitor. The and the solicitor chief administrative judge for circuit court shall determine the order in which cases on the docket are called for trial. Provided, However, that no later than seven days prior to before the beginning of each term of general sessions court, the solicitor chief administrative judge in each circuit shall prepare and publish a docket setting forth the cases to be called for trial during the term."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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