Current Status Bill Number:4001 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950412 Primary Sponsor:Neilson, All Sponsors:Neilson, Quinn, Cave, R. Smith, Sandifer, Simrill, Hines, Phillips, Fair, McCraw, Neal, Askins, J. Harris, Stille, Clyburn, Meacham, T. Brown, Wells, Wilder, Rice, Vaughn and Moody-Lawrence Drafted Document Number:br1\18364ac.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Child support orders, community service
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19950412 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-935 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO SUSPEND A PERSON'S SENTENCE AND ORDER THE PERSON TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR VIOLATION OF AN ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT AND TO REQUIRE WITHHOLDING OF ANY COMPENSATION THE PERSON MAY BE ENTITLED TO FOR THIS SERVICE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SUPPORT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 20-7-935. The court may suspend the sentence of a person found in contempt of court for violating a court or administrative order for the payment of child support and may order the person to perform community service for a period of time determined by the court. If the person performing the community service is eligible to be compensated for this service, this compensation must be withheld for payment of child support in accordance with Section 20-7-1315."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.