S*0623(Rat #0317, Act #0312 of 1990)  General Bill, By M.B. Williams
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 30-9-75 so as to provide that in all cases where indices affecting real
 property are required to be maintained in the offices of the clerk of court or
 register of mesne conveyances and where these indices are maintained by
 electronic or computer means, the clerk of court or register of mesne
 conveyances shall provide at least a second or backup copy of the indices
 which must be available for use by the public in the event of destruction or
 unavailability of the electronic indices.

   04/05/89  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   04/05/89  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   04/27/89  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-18
   05/02/89  Senate Read second time SJ-21
   05/03/89  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
   05/04/89  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   05/04/89  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12
   05/25/89  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-65
   06/01/89  House  Read second time HJ-11
   01/10/90  House  Tabled HJ-63
   01/18/90  House   Reconsider vote whereby tabled HJ-27
   01/18/90  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-27
   01/30/90         Ratified R 317
   01/31/90         Signed By Governor
   01/31/90         Effective date 01/31/90
   01/31/90         Act No. 312
   02/13/90         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 30-9-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN ALL CASES WHERE INDICES AFFECTING REAL PROPERTY ARE REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICES OF THE CLERK OF COURT OR REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES AND WHERE THESE INDICES ARE MAINTAINED BY ELECTRONIC OR COMPUTER MEANS, THE CLERK OF COURT OR REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST A SECOND OR BACKUP COPY OF THE INDICES WHICH MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC IN THE EVENT OF DESTRUCTION OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE ELECTRONIC INDICES.

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

Backup copy of computer indices

SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Title 30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 30-9-75. In all cases where indices affecting real property are required to be maintained in the offices of the clerk of court or register of mesne conveyances and where these indices are maintained by electronic or computer means, the clerk of court or register of mesne conveyances shall provide at least a second or backup copy of the indices which must be available for use by the public in the event of destruction or unavailability of the electronic indices."

Time effective

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

Approved the 31st day of January, 1990.