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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4534 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000202 Primary Sponsor:Hawkins All Sponsors:Hawkins, Klauber and Taylor Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1798dw00.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Date of Last Amendment:20000503 Subject:Freedom of Information, public bodies not to sell public record for commercial solicitation use to private person History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000509 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20000504 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000503 Amended, read second time House 20000503 Request for debate withdrawn by Representative Trotter Knotts Scott F. Smith Fleming Whatley Sharpe House 20000426 Request for debate by Representative Scott Trotter Knotts Fleming Kennedy F. Smith Whatley Sharpe Lloyd Mack House 20000419 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20000202 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 19, 2000 - Word format Revised on May 3, 2000 - Word format
AMENDED
May 3, 2000
H. 4534
S. Printed 5/3/00--H.
Read the first time February 2, 2000.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 30-4-170 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC BODY FROM SELLING, PROVIDING, OR FURNISHING TO A PRIVATE PERSON OR ENTITY A PUBLIC RECORD, FOR THE USE BY THAT PRIVATE PERSON OR ENTITY FOR COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION WHICH IS DIRECTED TO A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 30-4-170. (A) Without limiting the meaning of other sections of this chapter:
(1) a private person or entity shall not knowingly obtain or use any information obtained from a public record for any form of commercial solicitation directed to any person in this State; and
(2) every public body shall provide a notice to all requestors of records under this chapter, and to all persons who obtain records under this chapter, that obtaining or using public records for any purposes of commercial solicitation directed to any person in this State is prohibited.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person knowingly violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one year, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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