South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3692


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Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3692
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990310
Primary Sponsor:                  Rodgers
All Sponsors:                     Rodgers, Gilham, Lloyd and Pinckney
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9060som99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Conference Committee 88 SCC
Date of Last Amendment:           20000530
Subject:                          Civil actions, assault and battery 
                                  actions to commence within four years; Courts, 
                                  Torts, Crimes and Offenses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000622  Appointed Rep. to Committee of         98 HCC  Campsen
                  Conference, replacing Rep. F. Smith
House   20000621  Appointed Rep. to Committee of         98 HCC  Harrison
                  Conference, replacing Rep. J. Smith
Senate  20000531  Conference powers granted,             88 SCC  McConnell
                  appointed Senators to Committee                Hutto
                  of Conference                                  Gregory
House   20000531  Conference powers granted,             98 HCC  Lucas
                  appointed Reps. to Committee of                F. Smith
                  Conference                                     J. Smith
House   20000531  Insists upon amendment
Senate  20000531  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   20000530  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
Senate  20000530  Amended, read third time, returned to
                  House with amendment
Senate  20000525  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20000524  Committee report: Favorable            11 SJ
Senate  20000210  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20000209  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20000208  Amended, read second time
House   20000203  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   19990310  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 3, 2000 - Word format
Revised on February 8, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 24, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 25, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 30, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 30, 2000-A - Word format

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Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

May 30, 2000

H. 3692

Introduced by Reps. Rodgers, Gilham, Lloyd and Pinckney

S. Printed 5/30/00--H.

Read the first time February 10, 2000.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATION OF CIVIL ACTIONS, BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-548 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACTIONS FOR ASSAULT AND ACTIONS FOR BATTERY MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN FOUR YEARS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 15-3-550, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN TWO YEARS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO AN ACTION FOR ASSAULT AND AN ACTION FOR BATTERY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 15-3-530(5) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 432 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"(5) an action for assault, battery, or any injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract and not enumerated by law, and those provided for in Section 15-3-545;"

SECTION 2. Section 15-3-550 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 391 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"Section 15-3-550. Within two years:

(1) an action for libel, slander, assault, battery, alienation of affections, or false imprisonment; and

(2) an action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the State."

SECTION 3. Section 15-7-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 15-7-30. In all other cases, the action shall must be tried in the county in which the defendant resides at the time of the commencement of the action. If there be is more than one defendant, then the action may be tried in any county in which one or more of the defendants to such the action resides at the time of the commencement of the action. If none of the parties defendants shall reside in the State, the action may be tried in any county which the plaintiff shall designate designates in his complaint; however, if a defendant is a company involved in the transportation of goods or persons by rail, the action must be tried, at the option of the plaintiff, in the county where the cause of action arose, where the plaintiff resided when the cause of action arose, or where the defendant has his principal place of business. This section is subject, however, to the power of the court to change the place of trial in certain cases as provided by law. The designation of a county where the action may be tried does not affect Section 15-77-300, except as otherwise provided by law."

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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