South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3043


                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3043
Ratification Number:            274
Act Number:                     183
Primary Sponsor:                Scott
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Magistrates, community
                                service provisions
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930614
Computer Document Number:       436/12672.AC
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19930621
Introduced Date:                19930112
Date of Last Amendment:         19930614
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930621
Last History Type:              Act No. 183
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Scott
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3043   ------  19930621      Act No. 183
3043   ------  19930621      Signed by Governor
3043   ------  19930615      Ratified R 274
3043   House   19930614      Ordered enrolled for
                             ratification
3043   Senate  19930614      Free Conference Committee       99
                             Report received, adopted
3043   House   19930614      Free Conference Committee       99
                             Report received, adopted
3043   House   19930603      Free Conference Powers          99   Jennings
                             granted, appointed Reps. to          Simrill
                             Committee of Free Conference         Graham
3043   Senate  19930603      Free Conference Powers          99   Holland
                             granted, appointed Senators          Hayes
                             to Committee of Free                 Peeler
                             Conference
3043   House   19930603      Conference powers granted,      98   Graham
                             appointed Reps. to Committee         Simrill
                             of Conference                        Jennings
3043   Senate  19930603      Conference powers granted,      98   Holland
                             appointed Senators to                Hayes
                             Committee of Conference              Peeler
3043   Senate  19930603      Insists upon amendment
3043   House   19930603      Non-concurrence in Senate
                             amendment
3043   Senate  19930602      Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
3043   Senate  19930602      Reconsidered vote whereby
                             Amendment No. 4 was adopted;
                             amendment withdrawn
3043   Senate  19930602      Amended
3043   Senate  19930601      Debate interrupted by
                             adjournment
3043   Senate  19930526      Made Special Order
3043   Senate  19930429      Amended, read second time,
                             ordered to third reading with
                             notice of general amendments
3043   Senate  19930428      Committee Report: Favorable     11
                             with amendment
3043   Senate  19930209      Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
3043   House   19930209      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3043   House   19930204      Amended, read second time
3043   House   19930203      Committee Report: Favorable     25
                             with amendment
3043   House   19930112      Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee
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(A183, R274, H3043)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-800, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A MAGISTRATE'S AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND SENTENCES IN CERTAIN CASES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UP TO ONE HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE MAY BE IMPOSED OR SUSPENDED WHERE AN AMOUNT IS NOT PROVIDED OTHERWISE, AND TO PROHIBIT A MAGISTRATE FROM ORDERING COMMUNITY SERVICE IN LIEU OF A SENTENCE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; TO ADD SECTION 22-1-25 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE OF SEVENTY-TWO FOR MAGISTRATES; TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-910 RELATING TO STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FILED BY CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES ELECTED OR CONSENTED TO BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEMENTS OF CANDIDATES FOR WHOM THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE OR GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED MUST BE FORWARDED BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY WITH THE APPOINTMENT RATHER THAN FILED BY THE CANDIDATE WITH THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ETHICS COMMITTEES; TO ADD SECTION 1-3-215 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR MUST SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE SENATE ON APPOINTMENTS REQUIRING THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.

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

Suspension of sentences; community service in lieu of sentence; exceptions

SECTION 1. Section 22-3-800 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 22-3-800. Notwithstanding the limitations of Sections 17-25-100 and 24-21-410, after a conviction or plea for an offense within a magistrate's jurisdiction the magistrate at the time of sentence may suspend the imposition or execution of a sentence upon terms and conditions the magistrate considers appropriate, including imposing or suspending up to one hundred hours of community service, except where the amount of community service is established otherwise. The magistrate shall not order community service in lieu of a sentence for offenses under Title 50, for offenses under Section 34-11-90, or for an offense of driving under suspension pursuant to Section 56-1-460 when the person's driver's license was suspended pursuant to the provisions of Section 56-5-2990. The magistrate must keep records on the community service hours ordered and served for each sentence. However, after a conviction or plea for drawing and uttering a fraudulent check or other instrument in violation of Section 34-11-60 within the magistrate's jurisdiction, at the time of sentence the magistrate may suspend the imposition or execution of a sentence only upon a showing of satisfactory proof of restitution. When a minimum sentence is provided for by statute, except in Section 34-11-90, the magistrate may not suspend that sentence below the minimum sentence provided, and penalties under Title 50 may not be suspended to an amount less than twenty-five dollars unless the minimum penalty is a fine of less than that amount. Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize or empower a magistrate to suspend a specific suspension of a right or privilege imposed under a statutory administrative penalty. Nothing in this section may be construed to give a magistrate the right to place a person on probation."

Mandatory retirement at age seventy-two for magistrates

SECTION 2. Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 22-1-25. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9-1-1530 or Section 1-13-80(h)(8), (10) or (12), it shall be mandatory for a magistrate to retire not later than the end of the fiscal year in which he reaches his seventy-second birthday. Any magistrate serving in office on the effective date of this section who has attained the age of seventy-two years prior to July 1, 1993, may continue to serve until June 30, 1994."

Filing of statements of economic interest for candidates elected or consented to by the General Assembly; authority with whom to file

SECTION 3. Section 8-13-910 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1992, is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-910. (A) No person who is a candidate for public office which is filled by election by the General Assembly may be voted upon by the General Assembly until at least ten days following the date on which the candidate files a statement of economic interests as defined in this chapter with the Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ethics Committee.

(B) No person who is appointed to an office which is filled with the advice and consent of the Senate or the General Assembly may be confirmed unless the appointment, when received by the Senate and/or the House, is accompanied by a current original copy of a statement of economic interests which has been filed with the appointing authority and is transmitted with the appointment and until at least ten days following the date on which the appointment, with the attached original economic interests statement, has been received by the Senate and/or the House."

Governor to submit information on appointees requiring advice and consent of Senate

SECTION 4. Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-3-215. Appointments of the Governor requiring the advice and consent of the Senate must be transmitted to the Senate and must contain at a minimum the following information:

(1) the title of the office to which the individual is being appointed;

(2) the designation of any special seat, discipline, interest group, or other designated entity that the individual is representing or is chosen from;

(3) the full legal name of the individual being appointed;

(4) the current street or mailing address and telephone number;

(5) the county, counties, district, or other geographic area or political subdivision being represented;

(6) the name of the individual being replaced if the appointment is not an initial appointment; and

(7) the commencement and ending date of the term of office."

Time effective

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 21st day of June, 1993.