South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012
S.1557
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Pinckney
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\pinckney\jud0193.pb.docx
Introduced in the Senate on May 29, 2012
Introduced in the House on June 5, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Jasper County Register of Deeds
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
5/29/2012SenateIntroduced and read first time (Senate Journalpage5)
5/29/2012SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary(Senate Journalpage5)
5/30/2012SenateRead second time (Senate Journalpage30)
5/30/2012SenateRoll call Ayes36 Nays0 (Senate Journalpage30)
5/31/2012SenateRead third time and sent to House (Senate Journalpage29)
6/5/2012HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage42)
6/5/2012HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary(House Journalpage42)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/29/2012
5/29/2012-A
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
INTRODUCED
May 29, 2012
S.1557
Introduced by Senator Pinckney
S. Printed 5/29/12--S.
Read the first time May 29, 2012.
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A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 30510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERFORMANCE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS’ DUTIES BY CLERK OF COURT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING IN 2014 THE REGISTER OF DEEDS IN JASPER COUNTY BE ELECTED RATHER THAN APPOINTED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30312, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE JASPER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS PRIOR TO AN ELECTED JASPER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS BECOMING EFFECTIVE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION1.Section 30-5-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 30510.(A)In every county in the State other than Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties.
(B)The registers of deeds in Berkeley and Dorchester counties are elected for terms of four years and until a successor is elected in the general election and qualifies.
(C)Beginning with the general election in November of 2014, the register of deeds in Jasper County is elected for a term of four years and until a successor is elected in the general election and qualifies.”
SECTION2.Section 30-5-12 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
“Section 30512.(A)The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon.
(B)The governing body of Georgetown County may appoint a register of deeds only after advertising the information concerning the appointment for two weeks before action is taken in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.”
SECTION3.On the effective date of this act, the governing body appointed position of register of deeds in Jasper County ends. Prior to the general election in November of 2014, the register of deeds in Jasper County shall be appointed by the Jasper County Legislative Delegation under terms and conditions agreed upon by the Jasper County Legislative Delegation.
SECTION4.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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