South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 4521

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Bryant and Henderson-Myers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11147cz18.docx

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Courts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2017  House   Prefiled
  12/13/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/9/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 141)
    1/9/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 141)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2017

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 17-13-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A PERSON IS NOT TO BE ARRESTED SO AS TO ALLOW THE EXERCISE OF A COURT'S INHERENT CONTEMPT POWERS AND AUTHORITY WHEN A PERSON IS GOING TO OR RETURNING FROM ANY COURT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 17-13-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 17-13-60.    No person shall be arrested while actually engaged in or attending military or militia duty or going to or returning from such duty, nor while attending, going to or returning from any court, as party or witness or by order of the court, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, or contempt of court. But in any such case process may be served without actual arrest of body or goods."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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