Bills Assigned to Keyword - Courts (32)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


H 3149 Lollis's LawSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the clerk of court of the municipal court and magistrate to send a summons or other written notification changing a court date by certified letter to the defendant or the defendant's attorney.
Sponsor: Pitts House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/11/2011
Keywords: Courts
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H 3207 Allows a judge to proceed with a case if the victim is not present02.01.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a judge to proceed with the prosecution of a case if the victim is not present. This bill also requires the judge before dismissing a case, to make written findings as to whether the prosecuting official is prepared to prosecute the case.
Sponsor: Cobb-Hunter House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/11/2011
Keywords: Courts
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H 3209 Temporary protection orders for pets and animals in a domestic abuse case05.29.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.05.24.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.26.12 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.21.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee did not take action on this bill even though it was on the agenda.02.01.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Law subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows the court to prohibit harm or harassment to a pet animal owned, possessed, kept or held by the petitioner in a domestic abuse case by ordering temporary possession of pet animals. 
Sponsor: Cobb-Hunter House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Read second time Status Date: 6/6/2012
Keywords: Courts
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H 3210 Change of venue in a case involving a law enforcement officerSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the venue to be changed to another county in a court case where the person charged with a criminal offense is a law enforcement officer, magistrate or circuit judge.
Sponsor: Cobb-Hunter House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/11/2011
Keywords: Courts
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H 3490 Prevents enforcement of foreign law02.22.12 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prevents a court or other enforcement authority form enforcing foreign law in this state from a forum outside of the United States.
Sponsor: Nanney House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis Status Date: 2/22/2012
Keywords: Courts
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H 3607 Endorsement of warrants issued in other counties or by municipal authorities02.21.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee with only technical changes.02.07.12  A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment makes only technical changes.04.05.11 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.10.11 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment states that if a magistrate issues an arrest warrant for someone in another county, the warrant does not have to be endorsed by the magistrate in the county where the person resides. The warrant may be served by an officer in the person’s jurisdiction or by an officer from the issuing jurisdiction while accompanied by a law enforcement from the jurisdiction where the warrant is being served.Summary of the bill as introduced: Outlines that a warrant is not required to be endorsed by a magistrate in the county where a person who is charged with a crime resides or where he is located.
Sponsor: Harrison House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary Status Date: 2/22/2012
Keywords: Courts Public Safety
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H 3645 Uniform traffic tickets used in an arrest for a misdemeanor offense02.22.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a uniform traffic ticket to be used in an arrest for a misdemeanor offense that is committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer within the jurisdiction of magistrates court.
Sponsor: Pope House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 2/9/2011
Keywords: Courts Public Safety
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H 3895 Validity of appearance bonds05.17.11 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 04.13.11 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. As soon as the amendment is available, it will be posted. Summary of the bill as introduced: Outlines that an appearance bond is valid for a certain time period in circuit and magistrates or municipal courts under certain circumstances. This bill also provides a procedure to relieve the surety of liability when the time period on the bond expires.
Sponsor: Tallon House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 115 Status Date: 2/10/2012
Keywords: Courts
Passed
H 3896 Requires the same judge in expungement ordersSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires that the expungement proceeding must be heard by the judge who presided over court when the finding of not guilty, dismissal or nolle prosse of the charge of entered rather than by a judge of the general sessions court.
Sponsor: Simrill House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/9/2011
Keywords: Courts Public Safety
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H 3969 Moves the Prosecution Coordination Commission to the Attorney General's officeSummary of the bill as introduced: Transfers the Prosecution Coordination Commission and all its duties to the Attorney General's office and changes the name to the Prosecution Coordination division.
Sponsor: Quinn House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/29/2011
Keywords: Courts
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H 4060 Collection services for municipal court fines and penaltiesSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows the chief judge of the municipal court of any municipality, with approval of the municipal's governing body, to ender into written contracts with the private sector to provide community supervision, counseling and collection services for fines and penalties.
Sponsor: Stringer House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/12/2011
Keywords: Courts
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H 4083 Additional requirements for magistrate courtSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a magistrate from commencing a trial or another proceeding or require an attorney to appear or be present in court on Saturday, Sunday or after 5 p.m. on a weekday except in the case of an emergency.
Sponsor: Rutherford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/13/2011
Keywords: Courts
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H 4088 Adds certain violations to offenses exempt from additional assessments in magistrates court05.09.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Add violations of fish, game and forestry to the offenses exempt from the additional assessments for offenses tried in magistrates court.
Sponsor: Ott House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Bright, Davis Status Date: 5/3/2012
Keywords: Courts
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H 4462 Clarifies the types of cases that can be transferred to municipal courtSummary of the bill as introduced: Clarifies the types of criminal cases that may be transferred to municipal court that includes appropriate criminal cases originally charged and those where charges are reduced to fall within the parameters of the statute. 
Sponsor: Rutherford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2012
Keywords: Courts
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H 4463 Clarifies the types of cases that can be transferred to municipal court04.17.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.11.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.01.24.12 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.01.18.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. As soon as the amendment is available, it will be posted.Summary of the bill as introduced: Clarifies the types of criminal cases that may be transferred to municipal court that includes appropriate criminal cases originally charged and those where charges are reduced for purposes of a guilty plea.
Sponsor: Harrison House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 169 Status Date: 5/21/2012
Keywords: Courts
Passed
H 4572 Deletes language that provides a procedure for surety bonds03.20.12 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.07.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment restores original language and adds language that allows the circuit court to use its discretion to decide whether or not a surety may be relieved of liability unless otherwise ordered by the circuit court.02.29.12 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate.Summary of the bill as introduced: Deletes language that outlines a procedure through which a surety bond may be relieved of liability for a bail bond upon filing of an affidavit when the defendant is incarcerated by the surety or a law enforcement agency as a result of a bench warrant.
Sponsor: Rutherford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance Status Date: 3/28/2012
Keywords: Courts Public Safety
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H 4628 Rehabilitation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Buildings Act02.29.12 The House Judiciary Local Laws subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a city or town to bring a cause of action against the owners of a property not in substantial compliance with certain municipal ordinances.
Sponsor: G.R. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Huggins Status Date: 3/8/2012
Keywords: Courts Economic Development General Governance
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H 4798 Revises the time period of a trial in municipal court05.29.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment cleans up archaic language in the statute.05.15.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment changes the period of time from less than 7 days to less than 10 days.Summary of the bill as introduced: Revises the period of time a person must be tried in municipal court after the date of his or her arrest.
Sponsor: McLeod House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 263 Status Date: 6/27/2012
Keywords: Courts
Passed
H 4821 Filing court documents electronically05.29.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.05.08.12 The Senate Judiciary committee recommitted the bill to the subcommittee.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows the filing of court documents by electronic means from an integrated e-filing system and requires the fees generated from e-filing to be used for court technology.
Sponsor: G.M. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 269 Status Date: 7/9/2012
Keywords: Courts
Passed
H 5030 Municipal law enforcement officers transfer to a multijurisdictional task forceSummary of the bill as introduced: Deletes the provision that requires a county or municipality that sends an officer to another county or municipality to be reimbursed for services by the county or municipality to which the officer is transferred or assigned. This bill also requires the local governments affected by the change to be notified by their law enforcement divisions of any task force agreement execution or termination.
Sponsor: Tallon House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/15/2012
Keywords: Courts Police
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S 0063 Imposes a surcharge on criminal domestic violence casesSummary of the bill as introduced: Imposes a surcharge on cases involving criminal domestic violence offenses in a court in SC.
Sponsor: L. Martin House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords: Courts Public Safety
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S 0268 Allows a search warrant based on sworn testimony of a law enforcement officerSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows a judge to issue a search warrant based on the sworn oral testimony of a law enforcement officer communicated by telephone or other electronic device.
Sponsor: Bryant House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords: Courts
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S 0394 Allows part-time masters-in-equity in cities with larger populations04.05.11 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.29.11 The Senate Judiciary committee met but did not take action on this bill. 03.22.11 The Senate Judiciary committee met but did not take action on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a part-time masters-in-equity in cities and counties with populations of 130,000 or greater. This bill also allows a county with a population more than 30,000 but less than 130,000 to have a part-time or full-time master-in-equity.
Sponsor: Rose House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/13/2011
Keywords: Courts
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S 0507 Change of venue in criminal court if the person charged is a law enforcement officerSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the venue to be changed to another county if the person charged with a criminal offense is a law enforcement officer, magistrate or circuit judge.
Sponsor: Leventis House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords: Courts
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S 0685 Requires the same judge in expungement ordersSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires that the expungement proceeding must be heard by the judge who presided over court when the finding of not guilty, dismissal or nolle prosse of the charge of entered rather than by a judge of the general sessions court.
Sponsor: Hayes House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords: Courts Public Safety
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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
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