Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4855 Primary Sponsor:Rogers Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Magistrate's jurisdiction Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:NO5/7650AL.94 Introduced Date:19940302 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940302 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rogers Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4855 House 19940302 Introduced, read first time, 25
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TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-550, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A MAGISTRATE'S JURISDICTION OVER MINOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A LIMITATION ON A MAGISTRATE'S POWER TO IMPOSE CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 22-3-550 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 184 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 22-3-550. (A) Magistrates have jurisdiction of all offenses which may be subject to the penalties of either a fine or forfeiture not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment in a jail or workhouse not exceeding thirty days and may impose any sentence within those limits, singly or in the alternative. In addition, a magistrate may order restitution he considers appropriate.
(B) A magistrate does not have the power to sentence a person to consecutive terms of imprisonment totaling more than ninety days. The provisions of this paragraph do not affect the transfer of criminal matters from the general sessions court made pursuant to Section 22-3-545."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.