S 0401 General Bill, By Hayes
 A Bill to amend Section 16-13-420, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to failure to return rented objects, so as to provide that failure to
 return leased property within seventy-two hours after the lease expires but
 returning it within one week and failure to return a leased motor vehicle for
 more than one week after the lease expires are misdemeanors and to provide
 penalties.

   02/09/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   02/09/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9
   04/07/93  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-20
   04/08/93  Senate Amended SJ-76
   04/08/93  Senate Read second time SJ-76
   04/08/93  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-76
   05/05/93  Senate Read third time and sent to House
   05/06/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-61
   05/06/93  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-61
   03/29/94  House  Tabled in committee

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 8, 1993

S. 401

S. Printed 4/8/93--S.

Read the first time February 9, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FAILURE TO RETURN RENTED OBJECTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO RETURN LEASED PROPERTY WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER THE LEASE EXPIRES BUT RETURNING IT WITHIN ONE WEEK AND FAILURE TO RETURN A LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THE LEASE EXPIRES ARE MISDEMEANORS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-13-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-13-420. Any person having any motor vehicle, trailer, appliance, equipment, or tool in his possession or under his control by virtue of a lease or rental agreement who wilfully and fraudulently fails to return the motor vehicle, trailer, appliance, equipment, or tool within seventy-two hours after the lease or rental agreement has expired but who returns the property within one week of the expiration of the lease or rental agreement, or who fraudulently secretes or appropriates the property to any use or purpose not within the due and lawful execution of his lease or rental agreement shall be is guilty of larceny a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars. A person who wilfully and fraudulently fails to return a motor vehicle, trailer, appliance, equipment, or tool for more than one week after the lease or rental agreement has expired is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. Provided, that The provisions of this section shall do not apply to lease-purchase agreements or conditional sales type contracts."

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