South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3072 — Coroner qualifications

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-130, RELATING TO CORONER QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR CORONER IN THIS STATE MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE SEEKS THE OFFICE OF CORONER AT THE TIME HE FILES FOR THE OFFICE OF CORONER RATHER THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE FILING.

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2025-2026 Bill 3072 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3072Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-130, RELATING TO CORONER QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR CORONER IN THIS STATE MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE SEEKS THE OFFICE OF CORONER AT THE TIME HE FILES FOR THE OFFICE OF CORONER RATHER THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE FILING.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 17-5-130(A)(1) of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      (1) A coroner in this State shall have all of the following qualifications, the person shall:
           (a) be a citizen of the United States;
           (b) be a resident of the county in which the person seeks the office of coroner for at least one year before qualifying for the election toat the times he files for the office;
           (c) be a registered voter;
           (d) have attained the age of twenty-one years before the date of qualifying for election to the office;
           (e) have obtained a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent by the State Department of Education;
and            (f) have not been convicted of a felony offense or an offense involving moral turpitude contrary to the laws of this State, another state, or the United States.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3072 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-130, RELATING TO CORONER QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR CORONER IN THIS STATE MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH HE SEEKS THE OFFICE OF CORONER AT THE TIME HE FILES FOR THE OFFICE OF CORONER RATHER THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE FILING.
Who sponsors H 3072?
H 3072 is sponsored by Representative J. Todd Rutherford.
What is the current status of H 3072?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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