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S. 1005
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ryberg
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5865cm04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4799
Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Magistrate's court decision, notice of appeal must be served to all respondents
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/25/2004 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5 2/25/2004 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 18-3-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO APPEALING A MAGISTRATE'S COURT DECISION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE OF APPEAL MUST ALSO BE SERVED ON ALL RESPONDENTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 18-3-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 18-3-30. The appellant shall, within ten days after sentence, serve notice of appeal upon the magistrate who tried the case and all respondents, stating the grounds upon which the appeal is founded.
Any person convicted in a magistrate's court who pays a fine assessed by the court does not thereby waive his right of appeal and, upon proper notice, may appeal his conviction within the time allotted in this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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