South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 1139

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1139
Ratification Number:       501
Act Number                 453
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Relating to preparation of jury lists in
                           the circuit court
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(A453, R501, S1139)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREPARATION OF JURY LISTS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROCEDURES FOR JURY SELECTION BY INCLUDING OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE LICENSED DRIVERS AND IDENTIFICATION CARDHOLDERS, TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE UPON RATIFICATION OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING THEM, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO PREPARE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

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

Tape furnished

SECTION 1. Section 14-7-130 of the 1976 Code, is amended to read:

"Section 14-7-130. In November of every year, the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall furnish the State Election Commission a computer tape of the name, address, date of birth, social security number, sex, and race of persons who are over the age of eighteen years and citizens of the United States residing in each county who hold a valid South Carolina driver's license or an identification card issued pursuant to Section 57-3-910. In December of every year, the State Election Commission shall furnish a jury list to county jury commissioners consisting of a tape or list derived by merging the list of registered voters in the county with county residents appearing on the tape furnished by the department, but only those licensed drivers and identification cardholders who are eligible to register to vote may be included in the list. Prior to furnishing the list, the commission shall make every effort to eliminate duplicate names and names of persons disqualified from registering to vote or voting pursuant to the laws and Constitution of this State. As furnished to the jury commissioners by the State Election Commission, the list or tape constitutes the roll of eligible jurors in the county. Expenses of the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation and State Election Commission in implementing this section must be borne by these agencies."

Necessary Preparations

SECTION 2. The South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation shall make all necessary preparations so it shall be capable of making an orderly transfer of all information required by this act to the State Election Commission.

Time effective

SECTION 3. Except as provided in Section 2, this act takes effect when the Constitution is amended whereby the provisions of this act are authorized.