H 3555 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3555 General Bill, By Boan
Similar(S 442)
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-45-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT OF COUNTY TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR
PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND IMPOSITION OF A VOLUNTARY AND
NONREFUNDABLE SURCHARGE BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY.
02/27/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-7
02/27/97 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-7
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 12-45-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF
PAYMENT OF COUNTY TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR
PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND
IMPOSITION OF A VOLUNTARY AND NONREFUNDABLE
SURCHARGE BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-45-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 12-45-90. Taxes shall be are payable in
the following kinds of funds and no other: Silver coin, United States
currency, United States postal money orders, and
checks subject to collection, and credit cards if the county
governing body approves payment by credit card. The
county governing body authorizing acceptance of credit card
payments must impose a surcharge upon the payer by credit card
equal to or less than the amount of a discount or administrative fee
charged to or incurred by the local government. When a person
elects to make a payment to a local government by credit card and a
surcharge is imposed, payment of the surcharge by the payer is
voluntary and nonrefundable under all circumstances. Jury
certificates and per diem of witnesses in the circuit court and all
county claims which have been approved and certificates issued by
the governing body of the county shall be are
receivable for taxes due the county in which such the
services were rendered or such the claims approved,
not including school taxes."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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