A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-23-1040, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS OF PROBATE JUDGES, SO AS TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND RESTRUCTURE THE STATUTE.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 14-23-1040 of the S.C. Code is amended 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:

    (1) a citizen of the United States and of this State,;

    (2) has not attained the age of twenty-one years upon his election,;

    (3) has not become a qualified elector of the county in which he is to be a judge,; and

    (4) has not received a four-year bachelor'sbachelor of science or arts degree from an accredited post-secondary institution or if he has not received noa four-year bachelor of science or arts degree he must have four years' experience as an employee in a probate judge's office in this State.

 

SECTION 2.  The provisions of this act do not apply to a probate judge currently serving in office on or before the effective date of this act.

 

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

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