Bill Text: SC S0409 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Magistrates court
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0409 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2023-S0409-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
Bill 409
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 22-1-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE SENATE TO APPEAR AS ATTORNEY AT LAW IN A MAGISTRATES COURT LOCATED IN A COUNTY REPRESENTED BY THE SENATOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 22 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 22-1-45. It shall be unlawful for a current member of the Senate to appear as attorney at law in a magistrates court located in a county represented by the Senator. The office of a Senator who violates the provisions of this section must be declared vacant.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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