H 3230 General Bill, By Merrill
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-2010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO TEMPORARY PERMITS TO ALLOW THE POSSESSION, SALE, AND
 CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS BY THE DRINK, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE
 DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL NOTIFY THE HOLDER OF AN OPTIONAL FIFTY-TWO WEEK
 TEMPORARY PERMIT OF ITS UPCOMING EXPIRATION AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE
 EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT.

   12/18/14  House  Prefiled
   12/18/14  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/13/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 161)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 161)

TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-2010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TEMPORARY PERMITS TO ALLOW THE POSSESSION, SALE, AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS BY THE DRINK, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL NOTIFY THE HOLDER OF AN OPTIONAL FIFTY-TWO WEEK TEMPORARY PERMIT OF ITS UPCOMING EXPIRATION AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 61-6-2010(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    In addition to the provisions of Section 61-6-2000, the department may issue a temporary permit to allow the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink. This permit is valid for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours and may be issued only to bona fide nonprofit organizations and business establishments otherwise authorized to be licensed for sales. The department shall charge a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred dollars for processing each application and a daily permit fee of fifty dollars for each day for which a permit is approved. An application must be filed for each permit requested. The department must also offer the option of an annual fifty-two week temporary permit for a nonrefundable fee of three thousand dollars per year. However, the optional fifty-two week permit must not extend beyond the expiration date of the biennial license issued pursuant to this chapter. If the expiration date is less than fifty-two weeks from the date of the application for the optional fifty-two week permit, the department must prorate the three thousand dollar fee on a monthly basis. The department in its sole discretion shall specify the terms and conditions of the permit. The department shall notify the holder of an optional fifty-two week temporary permit of its upcoming expiration at least thirty days before the expiration of the permit."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.