Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:302 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Check identification Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:302 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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302 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
302 Senate Nov 12, 1990 Referred to Committee 11
302 Senate Nov 12, 1990 Prefiled
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 34-11-140 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PRESENTED FOR CHECK IDENTIFICATION AND TO PROVIDE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 34-11-140. When a person draws, makes, utters, issues, or delivers to another a check, a draft, or other written order on a bank or depository for the payment of money or its equivalent, whether given to obtain money, services, credit, property, or anything of value, any information he may be required to present for identification must not be disclosed except in relation to the immediate transaction. Each disclosure shall be considered a separate violation. The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than two hundred dollars for each violation of this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.