Bill 4018

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4018
Ratification Number:            185
Act Number:                     124
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950412
Primary Sponsor:                Cato
All Sponsors:                   Cato
Drafted Document Number:        pfm\7384bdw.95
Companion Bill Number:          757
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950601
Date of Last Amendment:         19950530
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950612
Subject:                        Elevator inspections

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950612  Act No. A124
------  19950612  Signed by Governor
------  19950606  Ratified R185
House   19950601  Concurred in Senate amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19950531  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19950530  Amended, read second time
Senate  19950524  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
House   19950524  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950523  Read second time
House   19950518  Committee report: Favorable              26 HLCI
House   19950412  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee

(A124, R185, H4018)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-16-75 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A SPECIAL INSPECTOR FROM PERFORMING ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SECTION 40-59-255 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTION REPORTS ISSUED BY LICENSED HOME INSPECTORS, AND SECTION 40-59-257 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS BY LICENSED HOME INSPECTORS.

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

Prohibitions on special inspectors

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 41-16-75. It is unlawful for a special inspector to perform elevator inspections under this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to it on an elevator on which he or his employer has a current service or warranty contract."

Requirements for home inspection reports

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-59-255. (A) An inspection report issued by a licensed home inspector under this chapter must be on a form approved by the commission. For purposes of this section, a form that contains the same information as the commission-approved form is considered to have met the requirements of this section.

(B) Nothing in this section may require a home inspector to inspect every item contained in the commission-approved form, nor may it limit a home inspector from performing a home inspection whose scope goes beyond the information contained in the commission-approved form. A home inspector shall indicate on the inspection report which items, if any, were not inspected.

(C) A home inspector shall disclose the scope and limitations, if any, of each inspection before performing a home inspection."

Requirements for advertisements by home inspectors

SECTION 3. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-59-257. `Advertisement' means any form of public notice, however disseminated. An advertisement by a licensed home inspector shall include the name, business name, address, and license number of the licensee. The use of any false, misleading, unfair, or deceptive practice in any advertisement is grounds for disciplinary action as provided for under this chapter."

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 12th day of June, 1995.