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Bill 242

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      242
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010131
Primary Sponsor:                  Waldrep
All Sponsors:                     Waldrep and Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\3986mm01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 12 
                                  SLCI
Subject:                          Pawnbrokers, records kept by to be 
                                  legible and available to law enforcement, 
                                  courts, Consumer Affairs; Businesses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010131  Introduced, read first time,           12 SLCI
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 40-39-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSPECTION BY COURT OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF RECORDS MAINTAINED BY PAWNBROKERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS AND COPIES OF RECORDS REGARDING DESCRIPTIONS OF ITEMS PAWNED MUST BE CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 40-39-90 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 991 of 1988, is further amended to read:

"Section 40-39-90. Records kept by pawnbrokers pursuant to this chapter must at all reasonable times be open to the inspection by court officials, law enforcement officers, the administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs, and their designees. In facilitation of their inspection, all records relating to the description of the goods, articles, or things pawned or pledged must be typewritten, legibly printed, or maintained in a readily accessible computer database. All copies of records provided pursuant to this section must display clearly and legibly the information they contain. Any Loan records identifying any an individual must be handled in a confidential manner at all times."

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

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