Bill Text: SC H4811 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Magistrates
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-04 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary [H4811 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-H4811-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A MAGISTRATE MUST BE A LICENSED ATTORNEY AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 22-1-10(B)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding a subitem to read:
"( ) On and after July 1, 2018, no person is eligible for an initial appointment to hold the office of magistrate who: (i) is not at the time of his appointment a citizen of the United States and of this State, (ii) has not been a resident of this State for at least five years, (iii) has not attained the age of twenty-one years upon his appointment, and (iv) is not a licensed attorney. However, a county with a population of less than seventy-five thousand is exempt from the provisions of (iv) and the magistrate must have received a four-year baccalaureate degree."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
