South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 289


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    289
Primary Sponsor:                Hinds
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Family court order, violation
                                of
Residing Body:                  House
Computer Document Number:       289
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Mar 21, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Mar 28, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Hinds
                                Mullinax
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 289   House   Mar 28, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee
 289   Senate  Mar 26, 1991  Read third time, sent to House
 289   Senate  Mar 21, 1991  Amended, read second time
 289   Senate  Mar 20, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     11
                             with amendment
 289   Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       11
                             time, referred to Committee
 289   Senate  Nov 05, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           11
                             Committee

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 21, 1991

S. 289

Introduced by SENATORS Hinds and Mullinax

S. Printed 3/21/91--S.

Read the first time January 8, 1991.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-1515 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COURT OR, IF THE JUDGE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAIALABLE, THE CLERK OF COURT, UPON PRESENTATION OF A VERIFIED PETITION, TO ISSUE A RULE TO SHOW CAUSE CONCERNING THE VIOLATION OF A FAMILY COURT ORDER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 7, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Subarticle 10

Court or Clerk of Court to Issue

Rule to Show Cause for Violation

of Court Order

Section 20-7-1515. When a judge is not physically present in the courthouse during normal court hours, the clerk of court, upon presentation of a verified complaint, shall issue a rule to show cause on a form prescribed by the South Carolina Supreme Court directed to any party alleged to have violated an existing court order. The rule must require the alleged contemnor to appear at a time and date certain. The issuance of the rule to show cause is nondiscretionary."

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

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