South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 113

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Allen
Document Path: LC-0086SA23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Ejectment of Tenants

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
11/30/2022 Senate Prefiled
11/30/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 65)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 65)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/02/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 27-37-100, relating to the Effect of an ejection verdict, so as to provide that a judgment only may be entered into the public record at the discretion of the magistrate.

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

SECTION 1.   Section 27-37-100 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

   Section 27-37-100.   (A) If the verdict be for the plaintiff the magistrate shall within five days issue a writ of ejectment and the tenant shall be ejected by the constable or special constable or the sheriff of the county.

   (B) The judgment issued pursuant to this chapter only may be entered into the public record at the discretion of the magistrate.

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

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