S 0254 General Bill, By Leatherman, McConnell, Wilson and Elliott
 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.

   12/16/98  Senate Prefiled
   12/16/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/12/99  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-96
   01/12/99  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-96

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.