South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 4685

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Johnson and McCravy
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\7223ahb20.docx

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Compelling witness attendance

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/20/2019  House   Prefiled
  11/20/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2020  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 67)
   1/14/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 67)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/20/2019

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 19-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMPELLING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE APPLY TO THE DEFENDANT'S AND THE STATE'S WITNESSES AND DO NOT APPLY ONLY TO COMPULSORY PROCESS INVOLVING MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 19-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 19-7-60. In all criminal prosecutions, both the accused defense and the State shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. The compulsory process shall be in misdemeanors a subpoena under the official signature of the clerk of the court or other judicial officer. Such subpoena or a copy thereof of the subpoena shall be served upon the witness a reasonable time before such the witness is required to attend court. For any disobedience to such a subpoena, the court may punish for contempt."

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

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