South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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S. 306

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen and Ford
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\040juri.hm.gec.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3329

Introduced in the Senate on January 29, 2013
Last Amended on April 11, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Fish, game and watercraft misdemeanor offenses

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/29/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   1/29/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
    2/7/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 19)
   4/11/2013  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 26)
   4/12/2013          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/24/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   4/24/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-33  Nays-10 (Senate Journal-page 16)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/29/2013
2/7/2013
4/11/2013
4/12/2013

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AMENDED

April 11, 2013

S. 306

Introduced by Senators Campsen and Ford

S. Printed 4/11/13--S.    [SEC 4/12/13 3:23 PM]

Read the first time January 29, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-130 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES CONTAINED IN TITLE 50, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THESE OFFENSES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MAGISTRATE'S COURT HAS BOTH ORIGINAL AND CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OVER MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-1-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-1-130.    (1)    Unless a different penalty is specified, any a person who violates a provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or both.

(2)    Unless a different jurisdiction is specified, the magistrate's court has concurrent jurisdiction over misdemeanor offenses contained in this title that impose a term of imprisonment of up to, and including, one year and may impose all applicable penalties provided for these offenses."

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

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