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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4332 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:Campsen All Sponsors:Campsen Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20820djc00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Subject:Marine resources, coastal fisheries laws; fines and forfeitures for violations; Fish and Game, Natural Resources History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee House 19991208 Prefiled, referred to Committee 20 HANR Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-910, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REVENUE FROM FINES AND FORFEITURES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE LAWS BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE COUNTY WHERE THE REVENUE WAS COLLECTED, SO AS TO DELETE THE EXCEPTION FOR FINES AND FORFEITURES FOR VIOLATIONS OF MARINE RESOURCES LAWS FROM THIS SECTION AND REQUIRE THAT SUCH FINES AND FORFEITURES ALSO BE TRANSMITTED AS REQUIRED ABOVE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-270, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RECEIPT, DEPOSIT, AND USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THE COASTAL FISHERIES LAWS, SO AS TO DELETE REVENUES FROM FINES AND FORFEITURES FROM ENFORCEMENT OF THE COASTAL FISHERIES LAWS AND OBSOLETE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FROM THE SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-9-910(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 372 of 1996, is amended to read:
"(A) Revenue from fines and forfeitures for violations of Chapters 1 through 16, except for violations of marine resources laws, 17 must be transmitted to the treasurer of the county where the revenue was collected. The treasurer shall transmit the revenue to the director of the department accompanied by a statement showing the names of persons fined, the amount of each fine, the summons or warrant number, and the court in which each fine was collected."
SECTION 2. Section 50-17-270 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-17-270. All revenues from taxes, licenses, rentals, or other sources derived from the fisheries or the operation and enforcement of the coastal fisheries laws, other than fines and forfeitures, must be transmitted to the department and the check must be made payable to the State Treasurer.
Revenues from all fines and forfeitures resulting from violations of the coastal fisheries laws must be transmitted to the county treasurer of the county where the revenues were collected who shall then transmit them, less any amount to be paid to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council under the provisions of Section 23-23-70, to the department, and the check must be made payable to the State Treasurer. The checks must be forwarded to the State Treasurer who shall credit these revenues to the general fund of the State.
The remittances must be accompanied by a statement showing the name of all persons fined, the amount of each fine, the summons number, and the court in which each fine was collected.
The department, as provided by Section 50-5-110, may promulgate regulations concerning the establishment in the coastal counties of arrangements with the county treasurers or other persons for the issuance of licenses and for establishing the commissions to be paid to them and for the issue of receipts of collections and remittances of money for fines similar to and upon the terms now existing."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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