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Bill 4731

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4731
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000302
Primary Sponsor:                  Simrill
All Sponsors:                     Simrill
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22497cm00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Cigarette or tobacco products, law 
                                  enforcement may take and destroy when in 
                                  possession of minors, Agriculture


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000302  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-500, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNLAWFULLY SUPPLYING MINORS WITH TOBACCO, CIGARETTES, CIGARETTE PAPER, OR A SUBSTITUTE OF THESE ITEMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY CONFISCATE AND DESTROY A TOBACCO OR CIGARETTE PRODUCT FOUND IN THE POSSESSION OF A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-17-500 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 445 of 1996, is amended to read:

"Section 16-17-500. (A) It shall be is unlawful for any a person to sell, furnish, give, or provide any a minor under the age of eighteen years with cigarettes, tobacco, cigarette paper, or any a substitute of these items therefor. Any A person violating the provisions 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 as follows:

(1) for a first offense, by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars;

(2) for a second offense, by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars; and

(3) for a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year nor less than sixty days, or both.

(B) 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 obtained.

(C) A law enforcement agency may confiscate and destroy a tobacco or cigarette product found in the possession of a person under eighteen years of age."

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

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