South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3274

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith, Hagood and McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20063sd07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 17, 2007
Last Amended on April 30, 2008
Tabled by the House on April 30, 2008

Summary: Unfair Trade Practice

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   1/17/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9
   3/29/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood
   4/24/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6
   4/30/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
   4/30/2008  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Mulvaney, Crawford, 
                        Shoopman, Scarborough, Loftis, Lowe, Clemmons, and 
                        Stavrinakis HJ-55
   4/30/2008  House   Amended HJ-75
   4/30/2008  House   Read second time HJ-78
   4/30/2008  House   Roll call Yeas-57  Nays-46 HJ-78
   4/30/2008  House   Reconsider vote whereby read second time HJ-85
   4/30/2008  House   Tabled HJ-85

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/17/2007
4/24/2008
4/30/2008

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April 30, 2008

H. 3274

Introduced by Reps. J.E. Smith and Hagood

S. Printed 4/24/08--H.

Read the first time January 17, 2007.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 40-5-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ANY PERSON PRACTICING OR SOLICITING THE CAUSE OF ANOTHER PERSON IN A COURT OF THIS STATE UNLESS HE HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND SWORN AS AN ATTORNEY, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH, AND PERSONS AND CAUSES TO WHICH, IT APPLIES, AND TO MAKE A VIOLATION AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE UNDER SECTION 39-5-20.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 40-5-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-5-310.    No person may either practice law or solicit the legal cause of another person in a court of or entity in this State unless he has been admitted and sworn enrolled as an attorney a member of the South Carolina Bar pursuant to applicable court rules, or otherwise authorized to perform prescribed legal activities by action of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. The practice of law shall be defined by decisions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina prior to any charge being filed pursuant to this section. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."

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

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