South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 157

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Knotts
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\knotts\jud0007.jmk.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Deals with a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or sheriff's clerk authorized to practice law; deletes prohibition

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    1/8/2003  Senate  Prefiled
    1/8/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-87
   1/14/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-87

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/8/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A SHERIFF, DEPUTY SHERIFF, OR SHERIFF'S CLERK FROM ENGAGING IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 23-15-110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 23-15-110.    No sheriff, deputy sheriff, or sheriff's clerk, shall, while in office, shall act as an attorney at law or solicitor in equity in his own name or in the name of any other person or be allowed to plead or practice in any of the courts in this State, nor shall any such officer hold the office of clerk of the court of common pleas and general sessions."

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

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