Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:401 Primary Sponsor:Hayes Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Rented or leased objects, failure to return Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:19940329 Computer Document Number:BBM/10199JM.93 Introduced Date:19930209 Date of Last Amendment:19930408 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940329 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hayes Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 401 House 19940329 Tabled in Committee 25 401 House 19930506 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to Committee 401 Senate 19930505 Read third time, sent to House 401 Senate 19930408 Amended, read second time, ordered to third reading with notice of general amendments 401 Senate 19930407 Committee Report: Favorable 11 with amendment 401 Senate 19930209 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
April 8, 1993
S. 401
S. Printed 4/8/93--S.
Read the first time February 9, 1993.
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.