S 0335 General Bill, By Reese
Summary: Magistrate, municipal judges; money from fraudulent check court costs; money used for capital improvements to court
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 14-1-212 AND 14-1-213 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EIGHT AND EIGHTY-EIGHT ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF A PERCENT OF ALL MONEY COLLECTED BY MAGISTRATES AND MUNICIPAL JUDGES, RESPECTIVELY, FOR FRAUDULENT CHECK COURT COSTS MUST BE RETAINED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COUNTY'S MAGISTRATE COURT SYSTEM OR THE MUNICIPALITIES COURT SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 34-11-70 AND 34-11-90, BOTH AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND COURT COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING FOR DRAWING FRAUDULENT CHECKS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM COST FROM FORTY-ONE DOLLARS TO FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
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02/15/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
02/15/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7