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A19, R45, H3163

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Delleney and Simrill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9332zw03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2003
Last Amended on March 26, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on April 1, 2003
Became law without Governor's signature, April 23, 2003

Summary: Judge or court official prohibited from appointing attorney in civil action case, provisions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-67
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-67
   2/12/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-3
   2/13/2003  House   Amended HJ-20
   2/13/2003  House   Read second time HJ-20
   2/13/2003  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-20
   2/14/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   2/18/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   2/18/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
   3/12/2003  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-13
   3/13/2003  Senate  Amended SJ-22
   3/13/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-22
   3/18/2003  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-12
   3/18/2003  Senate  Reconsidered SJ-12
   3/26/2003  Senate  Amended SJ-45
   3/26/2003  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-45
   3/27/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/1/2003  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-33
   4/16/2003          Ratified R 45
   4/23/2003          Became law without Governor's signature
    5/1/2003          Copies available
    5/1/2003          Effective date 04/23/03
   5/12/2003          Act No. 19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002
2/12/2003
2/13/2003
3/12/2003
3/13/2003
3/26/2003
3/27/2003

(A19, R45, H3163)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 14-1-235 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A JUDGE, COURT, OR COURT OFFICIAL FROM APPOINTING AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT A PARTY IN A CIVIL ACTION UNLESS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT IS PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY BY STATUTE; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON INDIGENT DEFENSE TO TRANSFER UNSPENT FUNDS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR TO THE OFFICE OF APPELLATE DEFENSE TO HELP THE OFFICE OFFSET BUDGET REDUCTIONS.

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

Prohibit an attorney from being appointed unless the appointment is provided by statute

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 14 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 14-1-235.    A judge, court, or court official shall not appoint an attorney to represent a party in a civil action unless the authority to make the appointment is provided specifically by statute."

Funds may be transferred

SECTION    2.    Authority is hereby granted to the Commission on Indigent Defense to transfer a sum of up to fifty-three thousand three hundred fifteen dollars ($53,315) from unspent carry-forward funds from the last fiscal year to the Office of Appellate Defense to help the Office of Appellate Defense offset its budget reductions.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 16th day of April, 2003.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 4/23/03.

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