A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 22-8-40, RELATING TO salaries of MAGISTRATEs, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BASE SALARIES FOR MAGISTRATES.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 22-8-40(B)(2) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

      (2) There is established a base salary for each population category as follows:

         (a) for those counties with a population of one hundred fifty thousand and above, according to the latest official United States Decennial Census, the base salary is fifty-fivesixty-five percent of a circuit judge's salary for the state's previous fiscal year;

         (b) for those counties with a population of at least fifty thousand but not more than one hundred forty-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine, according to the latest official United States Decennial Census, the base salary is forty-fivefifty-five percent of a circuit judge's salary for the state's previous fiscal year;

         (c) for those counties with a population of less than fifty thousand, according to the latest official United States Decennial Census, the base salary is thirty-fiveforty-five percent of a circuit court judge's salary for the state's previous fiscal year.

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

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