Bill 3183

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3183
Primary Sponsor:                Kirsh
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Check identification
                                requirements
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       BBM/9057.DW
Introduced Date:                Jan 09, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Mar 07, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Mar 12, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kirsh
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3183  Senate  Mar 12, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
 3183  House   Mar 08, 1991  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 3183  House   Mar 07, 1991  Unanimous consent for third
                             reading on next Legislative
                             day
 3183  House   Mar 07, 1991  Amended, read second time
 3183  House   Mar 06, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     26
                             with amendment
 3183  House   Jan 09, 1991  Introduced and read first       26
                             time, referred to Committee

AMENDED

March 7, 1991

H. 3183

S. Printed 3/7/91--H.

Read the first time January 9, 1991.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 34-11-140 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE COPYING OF A CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER WHEN A CREDIT CARD IS PRESENTED FOR CHECK IDENTIFICATION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 34-11-140. When a person draws, makes, utters, issues, or delivers to another a check, a draft, or other written order on a bank or depository for the payment of money or its equivalent, whether given to obtain money, services, credit, property, or anything of value, he may be required to present a credit card for identification, but the credit card account number must not be copied. However, this section does not prohibit a person from recording a credit card number and expiration date as a condition for cashing or accepting a check where that person has agreed with the card issuer to cash or accept the checks as a service to the issuer's cardholders and the issuer guarantees cardholder checks cashed or accepted by that person. A person who violates the provisions of this section must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both."

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