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H. 3274
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith, Hagood and McLeod
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Introduced in the House on January 17, 2007
Last Amended on April 30, 2008
Tabled by the House on April 30, 2008
Summary: Unfair Trade Practice
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/17/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9 1/17/2007 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9 3/29/2007 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood 4/24/2008 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6 4/30/2008 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod 4/30/2008 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Mulvaney, Crawford, Shoopman, Scarborough, Loftis, Lowe, Clemmons, and Stavrinakis HJ-55 4/30/2008 House Amended HJ-75 4/30/2008 House Read second time HJ-78 4/30/2008 House Roll call Yeas-57 Nays-46 HJ-78 4/30/2008 House Reconsider vote whereby read second time HJ-85 4/30/2008 House Tabled HJ-85
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Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Path council\gjk\20684sd08)
April 30, 2008
H. 3274
S. Printed 4/24/08--H.
Read the first time January 17, 2007.
TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ANY PERSON PRACTICING OR SOLICITING THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER PERSON IN A COURT OF THIS STATE UNLESS HE HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND SWORN AS AN ATTORNEY, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH, AND PERSONS AND CAUSES TO WHICH, IT APPLIES, AND TO MAKE A VIOLATION AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE UNDER SECTION 39-5-20.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-5-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-5-310. No person may either practice law or solicit the legal cause of another person in a court of or entity in this State unless he has been admitted and sworn enrolled as an attorney a member of the South Carolina Bar pursuant to applicable court rules, or otherwise authorized to perform prescribed legal activities by action of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. The practice of law shall be defined by decisions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina prior to any charge being filed pursuant to this section. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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