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S 0575 General Bill, By McConnell and Ford
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Summary: Jury pools, municipal and magistrate court
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-25-165, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DRAWING AND COMPOSING OF JURIES IN MAGISTRATES COURTS, SINGLE TRIALS, TRIAL TERMS, AND PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF JURORS DRAWN FROM THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE AREA FROM NOT LESS THAN THIRTY NAMES TO NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NAMES IN ORDER TO HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF JURORS FROM WHICH TO DRAW A JURY LIST, TO DELETE THE PROVISION RELATING TO PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES TO JURORS DRAWN FOR A SINGLE TRIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SELECTION OF THE JURY LIST IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A SELECTION OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NAMES; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-90, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OF JURY LISTS IN COURT WHICH SCHEDULES TERMS FOR JURY TRIALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DRAWING OF A JURY LIST IN A MAGISTRATES COURT WHICH SCHEDULES TERMS FOR JURY TRIALS SO THAT NOT LESS THAN FORTY BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED JURORS' NAMES SHALL BE DRAWN TO SERVE ONE WEEK ONLY; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-100, RELATING TO SELECTION OF PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE JURORS AND PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-120, RELATING TO SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL JURORS AT TIME OF TRIAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL JURORS SHALL BE SELECTED FROM THE REMAINING NAMES OR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 22-2-80 OR SECTION 22-2-100.
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Similar (H 3876)
Summary: Jury pools, municipal and magistrate court
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-25-165, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DRAWING AND COMPOSING OF JURIES IN MAGISTRATES COURTS, SINGLE TRIALS, TRIAL TERMS, AND PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF JURORS DRAWN FROM THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE AREA FROM NOT LESS THAN THIRTY NAMES TO NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NAMES IN ORDER TO HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF JURORS FROM WHICH TO DRAW A JURY LIST, TO DELETE THE PROVISION RELATING TO PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES TO JURORS DRAWN FOR A SINGLE TRIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SELECTION OF THE JURY LIST IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A SELECTION OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NAMES; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-90, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OF JURY LISTS IN COURT WHICH SCHEDULES TERMS FOR JURY TRIALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DRAWING OF A JURY LIST IN A MAGISTRATES COURT WHICH SCHEDULES TERMS FOR JURY TRIALS SO THAT NOT LESS THAN FORTY BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED JURORS' NAMES SHALL BE DRAWN TO SERVE ONE WEEK ONLY; TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-100, RELATING TO SELECTION OF PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE JURORS AND PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-120, RELATING TO SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL JURORS AT TIME OF TRIAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL JURORS SHALL BE SELECTED FROM THE REMAINING NAMES OR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 22-2-80 OR SECTION 22-2-100.
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| 04/09/03 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-17 |
| 04/09/03 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-17 |
| 04/16/03 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-32 |
| 04/17/03 | Senate | Read second time SJ-14 |
| 04/17/03 | Senate | Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-14 |
| 04/17/03 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 04/23/03 | Senate | Amended SJ-40 |
| 04/23/03 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House SJ-40 |
| 04/24/03 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-18 |
| 04/24/03 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-19 |
| 04/24/03 | Scrivener's error corrected |