Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:3 Ratification Number:34 Act Number:18 Primary Sponsor:Williams Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Petit jurors, seventy-five to be summoned Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930407 Computer Document Number:S.3 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930422 Introduced Date:19930112 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930422 Last History Type:Act No. 18 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Williams Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3 ------ 19930422 Act No. 18
3 ------ 19930422 Signed by Governor
3 ------ 19930420 Ratified R 34
3 House 19930407 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
3 House 19930406 Read second time
3 House 19930401 Committee Report: Favorable 25
3 House 19930128 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
3 Senate 19930127 Read third time, sent to House
3 Senate 19930126 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
3 Senate 19930120 Committee Report: Favorable 11
3 Senate 19930112 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
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(A18, R34, S3)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-200, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 14-7-260, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF PETIT JURORS THE JURY COMMISSIONERS ARE REQUIRED TO DRAW AND SUMMON, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE JURY COMMISSIONERS SHALL DRAW AND SUMMON AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE JURORS BUT THAT THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OR THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THAT CIRCUIT MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE THE NUMBER OF JURORS DRAWN AND SUMMONED; HOWEVER, AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE JURORS MUST BE DRAWN AND SUMMONED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Number of jurors drawn
SECTION 1. Section 14-7-200 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 483 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 14-7-200. Not less than fifteen nor more than thirty-five days before the first day of each week of any regular or special term of the circuit court the jury commissioners shall proceed to draw at least seventy-five petit jurors to serve for that week only. The chief administrative judge or the presiding judge of that circuit may increase or decrease the number of jurors drawn if he considers it necessary; however, at least seventy-five jurors must be drawn. The jury commissioners shall randomly select the jurors and shall not excuse or disqualify any juror who has been selected. Immediately after the petit jurors are drawn, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall issue his writ of venire facias for the petit jurors, requiring their attendance on the first day of the week for which they have been drawn and this writ of venire facias must be immediately delivered to the sheriff of the county."
Number of jurors drawn, etc.
SECTION 2. Section 14-7-260 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 14-7-260. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the jury commissioners shall draw and summon at least seventy-five persons to serve as petit jurors to attend at one and the same time at any court. The chief administrative judge or the presiding judge of that circuit may increase or decrease the number of jurors drawn and summoned if he considers it necessary; however, at least seventy-five jurors must be drawn and summoned."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.