South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 822


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    822
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19970604
Primary Sponsor:                Moore 
All Sponsors:                   Moore 
Drafted Document Number:        res1474.tlm
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Date of Last Amendment:         19980127
Subject:                        Freedom of Information, documents
                                recorded with clerk of court or
                                register of mesne conveyances to have
                                names on

History

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19980526  Recommitted to Committee                 11 SJ
Senate  19980127  Read second time
Senate  19980127  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19980121  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19970604  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

January 27, 1998

S. 822

Introduced by Senator Moore

S. Printed 1/27/98--S.

Read the first time June 4, 1997.

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RECORDING, BY ADDING SECTION 30-5-34, SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR RECORDING BY THE CLERK OF COURT OR REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 30-5-30 AND 30-9-30 TO CONTAIN THE TYPEWRITTEN OR PRINTED NAMES OF ALL SIGNATORIES EITHER IMMEDIATELY ABOVE OR IMMEDIATELY BELOW THEIR SIGNATURES.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 30-5-34. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after the effective date of this section, all documents submitted to the Clerk of Court or the Register of Deeds for recordation pursuant to the provisions of Sections 30-5-30 and 30-9-30 must contain the typewritten or printed names of all signatories either immediately above or immediately below their signatures."

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

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