South Carolina General Assembly122nd Session, 2017-2018

H. 3186

STATUS INFORMATION

General BillSponsors: Rep. BrownDocument Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9523ahb17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Jury duty

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/15/2016 House Prefiled12/15/2016 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary1/10/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal - page 105 )1/10/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal - page 105 )

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 14-1-175 SO AS TO PROHIBIT COURTS OF THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM FROM REQUIRING A CITIZEN TO SERVE ON A JURY ON THE DATE OF A PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 14 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 14-1-175. (A) A court which is part of the unified judicial system may not require a citizen of this State who has been properly called and selected for jury service to serve on a jury on the date of a:

(1) primary election set on the second Tuesday in June of each general election year; or

(2) general election as defined in Section 7-13-10.(B) South Carolina Court Administration shall notify all courts

of the unified judicial system of the prohibition on jury service provided by the provisions of this section.”

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

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