South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 790

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20441sd05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Document delivered by mail or other form of delivery soliciting sale

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/26/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   4/26/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
    5/2/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, 
                        Bryant

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/26/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-447 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON IN ANY DOCUMENT DELIVERED TO A CONSUMER BY MAIL OR OTHER FORM OF DELIVERY SOLICITING THE SALE OF SOME TYPE OF SERVICE OR PRODUCT MAY USE A DERIVATION OF THE NAME OF A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY IN THE DOCUMENT WHICH A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD ASSUME IS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FROM THAT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REQUIRING ACTION ON THE CONSUMER'S PART, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 17, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-17-447.    No person in any document delivered to a consumer by mail or other form of delivery soliciting the sale of some type of service or product may use a derivation of the name of a state or local governmental entity in the document which a reasonable person would assume is an official document from that governmental entity requiring action on the consumer's part.

Any person delivering such a document to a consumer is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Each violation constitutes a separate offense."

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

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