South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3020


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3020
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   Kirsh 
All Sponsors:                      Kirsh, Stille, Seithel, Bailey,
                                   Meacham, Lloyd and Moody-Lawrence
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           GJK\23039SD.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                           Credit card account number, not
                                   to copy when using for check
                                   identification; consumer
                                   affairs



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970114  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19961211  Prefiled, referred to Committee          25 HJ

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 34-11-140 SO AS TO MAKE UNLAWFUL THE COPYING OF A CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER WHEN A CREDIT CARD IS PRESENTED FOR CHECK IDENTIFICATION, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS

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 a check where that person has agreed with the card issuer to cash checks as a service to the issuer's cardholders and the issuer guarantees cardholder checks cashed 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."

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

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