South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 3483

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3483
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950202
Primary Sponsor:                   Fair
All Sponsors:                      Fair, Limehouse, Davenport,
                                   Mason, Bailey, Easterday, Herdklotz,
                                   Simrill, Allison, Rice, Koon, Tripp,
                                   R. Smith, Vaughn, Huff and
                                   McElveen
Drafted Document Number:           dka\3636cm.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Cigarettes, minors
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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House   19950202  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-500, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUPPLYING MINORS WITH TOBACCO OR CIGARETTES, SO AS TO MAKE IT A MISDEMEANOR FOR A MINOR TO USE OR HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION A TOBACCO PRODUCT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-17-500 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-17-500. (A) It shall be is unlawful for any a person:

(1) to sell, furnish, give, or provide any a minor under the age of eighteen years with cigarettes, tobacco, cigarette paper, or any substitute therefor of a tobacco product;

(2) under the age of eighteen years to use or have in his possession a tobacco product.

(B) Any A person or his agent violating the provisions a provision of this section, either in person, by agent or in any other way, shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon indictment and conviction, therefor shall must be punished by a fine fined not exceeding more than one hundred dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for a term of imprisoned not more than one year nor less than two months, or both, in the discretion of the court. One half of any a fine imposed shall must be paid to the informer of the offense and the other half to the treasurer of the county in which such the conviction shall be had is rendered."

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

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