H 4062 General Bill, By Murphy, McCoy, Crosby and Daning
Summary: Pawnbroker pledged goods database created
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-39-85 SO AS TO CREATE THE "PAWNBROKER PLEDGED GOODS DATABASE" TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL, STATEWIDE, ELECTRONIC REPOSITORY OF RECORDS CONCERNING GOODS RECEIVED BY A PAWNBROKER IN A PAWN TRANSACTION, TO PROVIDE TIME LIMITS BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS MUST ESTABLISH THIS DATABASE AND BY WHICH A PAWNBROKER MUST SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THE DATABASE, TO PROVIDE THE DATABASE MUST BE SECURE AND AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR REPORTING METHODS A PAWNBROKER MUST FOLLOW IN THE EVENT RECORD REPORTING TO THE DATABASE IS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-39-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING PAWNBROKERS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "DATABASE".
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04/12/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
04/12/11	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 10)