Bill Text: SC S0971 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Magistrates Court
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-16 - Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 [S0971 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-S0971-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 33-1-103, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATION BY A CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO EXPAND THE LIST OF NONLAWYERS ASSOCIATED WITH A CORPORATION OR BUSINESS WHO MAY REPRESENT THE ENTITY IN MAGISTRATES COURT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 33-1-103 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 33-1-103. (A) A corporation or partnership, as defined in this section, may designate an a nonlawyer officer, agent, employee, or principal of the corporation or partnership to represent it in magistrates' magistrates court. This designation must be in writing and must be submitted to the magistrate at the time the initial pleading in the case is filed by the party. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 5, of Title 40 or any other provision of law, the person so designated, while representing the corporation or partnership in magistrates' magistrates court, is not engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
(B) As used in this section, a corporation or partnership is defined as a general partnership, a limited liability partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a professional association, a professional corporation, a nonprofit corporation, a business corporation, or a statutory close corporation."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
