Bill 3555

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3555
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970227
Primary Sponsor:                   Boan 
All Sponsors:                      Boan 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\4068mm.97
Companion Bill Number:             442
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           Property taxes, county; payment
                                   of may be made by credit card,
                                   Taxation, Banks and Savings and Loan
                                   Associations

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970227  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

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.