S.0892

Civil Appeal Bonds

Introduced·2/4/26
Introduced Text

Civil Appeal Bonds allows courts to award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to applicants and property owners in certain appeals.

Civil Appeal Bonds amends South Carolina law to allow courts to award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to applicants and property owners in appeals where the court dismisses the appeal or the decision is not reversed. The bill specifies that applicants and property owners are not entitled to recover in appeals of decisions granting special exceptions. The awarded fees cannot exceed the fees the applicant and property owner contracted to pay their counsel for work relating to the appeal.

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History

Feb 4

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Feb 4

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary