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S 0118 - Expands the civil jurisdiction of magistrates court from $7,500 to $10,000

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: George Campsen (R)
Last Action: 2/28/2017 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Committee: Judy
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
02.07.2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment removes the mediation requirement.
02.01.2017 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. As soon as the amendments are drafted, they will be posted in the tracking system.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Expands the civil jurisdiction of magistrates court from $7,500 to $10,000 and requires any case with an amount exceeding $5,000 to be ordered for mandatory mediation.

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