H 3291 {Rat #247, Act #219 of 2022} General Bill, By Pope, Burns, Chumley, Bryant, 
V.S.Moss, Haddon, Forrest and Ligon
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO TRESPASSING AND THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING, SO AS TO
 ALLOW FOR A DIFFERENT METHOD OF THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING INVOLVING
 CLEARLY VISIBLE PURPLE-PAINTED BOUNDARIES. - ratified title

   12/09/20  House  Prefiled
   12/09/20  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 147)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 147)
   01/27/21  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 49)
   01/27/21  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 49)
   03/11/21  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 2)
   03/16/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
   03/16/21  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 11)
   03/16/21  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 11)
   03/17/21  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   03/17/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   03/17/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   03/30/22  Senate Referred to Subcommittee:  Climer (ch), Kimpson,
                     Matthews, Adams, Kimbrell
   04/22/22  Senate Referred to Subcommittee:  Talley (ch), Hutto,
                     Matthews, Climer, Senn, Cash, Harpootlian
   05/04/22  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/10/22  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 56)
   05/11/22  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 12)
   05/12/22         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/12/22  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 111)
   05/12/22  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 111)
   05/12/22  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
   05/12/22  House  Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-1
   05/18/22         Ratified R  247
   05/23/22         Signed By Governor
   06/01/22         Effective date  05/23/22
   06/01/22         Act No.  219

(A219, R247, H3291)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRESPASSING AND THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A DIFFERENT METHOD OF THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING INVOLVING CLEARLY VISIBLE PURPLE-PAINTED BOUNDARIES.

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

Notice of trespassing, purple paint

SECTION    1.    Section 16-11-600 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-11-600.    (A)    Every entry upon the lands of another, after notice from the owner or tenant has been posted or given prohibiting such entry, is a misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not more than thirty days.

(B)    The owner or tenant of any lands may accomplish the posting of notice as follows:

(1)    by posting a notice in four conspicuous places on the borders of such land prohibiting entry thereon; or

(2)    by marking boundaries with a clearly visible purple-painted marking, consisting of one vertical line not less than eight inches in length and two inches in width, and the bottom of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet from the ground or normal water surface. These marks must be affixed to immovable, permanent objects that are not more than one hundred yards apart and readily visible to any person approaching the property.

(C)    When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice as provided in this section, a proof of the posting is deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry for the purpose of trespassing."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2022.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2022.