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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3032 Ratification Number:230 Act Number:201 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20006sd01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020326 Date of Last Amendment:20020307 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020411 Subject:Corporation and partnerships, may designate employee or principal to represent business in magistrates' courts History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020424 Act No. A201 ------ 20020411 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020404 Ratified R230 House 20020326 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020320 Read third time, returned with amendment Senate 20020307 Amended, read second time Senate 20020306 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 20010213 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20010208 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010207 Amended, read second time ------ 20010202 Scrivener's error corrected House 20010201 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill Revised on February 1, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 2, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 7, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 6, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format
(A201, R230, H3032)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 33-1-103 SO AS TO ALLOW SPECIFIED CORPORATIONS OR PARTNERSHIPS TO DESIGNATE IN WRITING AN EMPLOYEE OR PRINCIPAL WHO MAY REPRESENT THE CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP IN MAGISTRATES' COURT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON DESIGNATED, WHILE REPRESENTING THE CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP IN COURT, IS NOT ENGAGED IN THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Designation of representative in magistrates' court
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 33-1-103. A corporation or partnership, as defined in this section, may designate an employee or principal of the corporation or partnership to represent it in magistrates' court. This designation must be in writing and must be submitted to the magistrate at the time the initial pleading in the case is filed by the party. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 40 or any other provision of law, the person so designated, while representing the corporation or partnership in magistrates' court, is not engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
As used in this section, a corporation or partnership is defined as a general partnership, a limited liability partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a professional association, a professional corporation, a nonprofit corporation, a business corporation, or a statutory close corporation."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 4th day of April, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 4/11/02.
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