Current Status Bill Number:3706 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950301 Primary Sponsor:Cain, All Sponsors:Cain, Sandifer, Stoddard, Easterday, Jaskwhich, Hallman, Fair, Herdklotz, Tripp, Lloyd, Neal, D. Smith, Hutson, Mason, Limehouse, Elliott, Fulmer, Lanford, A. Young, Byrd, Cooper, Cato and Harwell Drafted Document Number:GJK\21456SD.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Retail sales, advertisement provisions
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House 19950301 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-335 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE IS ADVERTISED AS BEING AVAILABLE FOR A PARTICULAR PRICE AND HAS STIPULATIONS ATTACHED AS A CONDITION OF THAT PRICE, THE ADVERTISEMENT MUST STATE THAT THE PRICE IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OR STIPULATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE IS CONSIDERED AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 39-5-335. If any product or service is advertised as being available for a particular price and has stipulations attached as a condition of that price, the advertisement must state that the price is subject to conditions or stipulations. Failure to make the disclosure required by this section is considered an unfair trade practice within the meaning of this chapter."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.