S*0297(Rat #0135, Act #0131 of 2018)  General Bill, By Shealy
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-18-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
 APPLICANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, PENDING ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION
 CERTIFICATE, A SECURITY OFFICER MAY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A SECURITY OFFICER
 FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY SLED OF HIS APPLICATION FOR
 REGISTRATION. - ratified title

   01/24/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   01/24/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 21)
   02/14/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 19)
   02/16/17  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/16/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/16/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/23/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 24)
   02/28/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 40)
   02/28/17  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 40)
   02/01/18  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 15)
   02/06/18  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
   02/06/18  House  Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
   02/07/18  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 13)
   02/08/18         Ratified R 135
   02/12/18         Signed By Governor
   02/15/18         Effective date 2/12/18
   02/20/18         Act No. 131

(A131, R135, S297)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-18-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, PENDING ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, A SECURITY OFFICER MAY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A SECURITY OFFICER FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY SLED OF HIS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.

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

Permitted practice time between application filing and certificate issuance extended

SECTION    1.    Section 40-18-80(A)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    Pending issuance of a registration certificate, a security officer may perform the duties of a security officer for up to thirty days after receipt by SLED of his application for registration; however, a person authorized to perform duties under this section has no arrest authority and must not carry a firearm until SLED issues a registration certificate. If SLED does not issue a registration certificate within thirty days of receipt of the application, a security officer must cease performing all security-related activities."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of February, 2018.

Approved the 12th day of February, 2018.