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TO AMEND SECTION 18-3-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPEAL OF A DECISION ISSUED BY A MAGISTRATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPELLANT MUST SERVE NOTICE OF HIS APPEAL UPON BOTH THE MAGISTRATE AND 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 upon all respondents, stating the grounds upon which the appeal is founded.
Any A 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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