A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-23-1040, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROBATE JUDGES, SO AS TO REENACT SECTION 14-23-1040 AND PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2026.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 14-23-1040 of the S.C. Code as amended by 1988 Act No. 678, Part IV, Section 3, relating to eligibility requirements for Probate Judges, is reenacted to read:

 

    Section 14-23-1040.  No person is eligible to hold the office of judge of probate who is not at the time of his election a citizen of the United States and of this State, has not attained the age of twenty-one years upon his election, has not become a qualified elector of the county in which he is to be a judge, and has not received a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited post-secondary institution or if he has received no degree he must have four years' experience as an employee in a probate judge's office in this State.

 

SECTION 2.  Section 14-23-1040 of the S.C. Code as reenacted by this act is enforceable beginning on July 1, 2026.

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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