South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 848

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11513ac09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on May 19, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance

Summary: Motor vehicle physical damage appraisers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/19/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   5/19/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-6

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/19/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-49-15 SO AS TO PROHIBIT MOTOR VEHICLE PHYSICAL DAMAGE APPRAISERS TO LOCATE THEIR PLACES OF BUSINESS ON THE PREMISES OF, OR ADJACENT TO, A MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR OR BODY SHOP.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 49, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-49-15.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motor vehicle physical damage appraiser, who conducts appraisals of damages to motor vehicles for or on behalf of an insurer or firm or corporation engaged in the adjustment of claims for an insurer, may not locate his or her place of business on the premises of, or on property adjacent to, a motor vehicle repair or motor vehicle body shop, or both.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2010.

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