Session 120 - (2013-2014)
H 3722 General Bill, By Wells, Clemmons, Felder, Gagnon, Goldfinch, Hixon, Kennedy, Ridgeway, Robinson-Simpson, Ryhal, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Taylor and Wood
Similar (S 0356)
Summary: Notaries Public
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 26, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTARIES PUBLIC, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS, TO MAKE GRAMMATICAL CORRECTIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT TO BE QUALIFIED FOR A NOTARIAL COMMISSION, A PERSON MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND READ AND WRITE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, TO AUTHORIZE AND PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS OF A NOTARY PUBLIC, TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM FEE A NOTARY MAY CHARGE, TO PROVIDE THE PROCESS FOR GIVING A NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE, TO SPECIFY CHANGES FOR WHICH A NOTARY MUST NOTIFY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, TO PROVIDE THE ELEMENTS AND PENALTIES OF CERTAIN CRIMES RELATING TO NOTARIAL ACTS, AND TO PROVIDE THE FORM FOR A NOTARIZED DOCUMENT SENT TO ANOTHER STATE, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
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02/28/13House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31)
02/28/13House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 31)
04/24/13House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 63)
04/30/13House Requests for debate-Rep(s). GM Smith, Weeks, Ott, DC Moss, KR Crawford, Sabb, McCoy, Clemmons, Williams, Neal, McEachern, Anthony, RL Brown, Anderson, Branham, Taylor, Goldfinch, HA Crawford, JR Smith, Kennedy (House Journal-page 90)
05/15/13House Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-16-13 (House Journal-page 28)