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| 1 | 1 | South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026 | |
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| 3 | 3 | Bill 3071 | |
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| 9 | 9 | 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. ----XX---- | |
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| 27 | 27 | A bill | |
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| 31 | 31 | 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. | |
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| 35 | 35 | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: | |
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| 39 | 39 | SECTION 1. Section 14-23-1040 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: | |
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| 43 | 43 | 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: | |
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| 45 | 45 | (1) a citizen of the United States and of this State,; | |
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| 47 | 47 | (2) has not attained the age of twenty-one years upon his election,; | |
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| 49 | 49 | (3) has not become a qualified elector of the county in which he is to be a judge,; and | |
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| 51 | 51 | (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. | |
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| 55 | 55 | 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. | |
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| 59 | 59 | SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. | |
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| 63 | 63 | This web page was last updated on December 06, 2024 at 10:04 AM |