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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3018 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman, Simrill, Kirsh, Davenport Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22051cm99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Credit card account or debt, person falsely reporting to credit bureau guilty of penalty; Banks and Savings and Loan History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1080 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON OR BUSINESS COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF FURNISHING FALSE INFORMATION IF THE PERSON OR BUSINESS KNOWINGLY FURNISHES FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON'S CREDITWORTHINESS, CREDIT STANDING, OR CREDIT CAPACITY TO A CREDIT REPORTING BUREAU, TO PROVIDE THAT A CREDIT REPORTING BUREAU COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF FURNISHING FALSE INFORMATION IF THE CREDIT REPORTING BUREAU KNOWINGLY FURNISHES FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON'S CREDITWORTHINESS, CREDIT STANDING, OR CREDIT CAPACITY TO A THIRD PARTY, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-1080. (A) A person or business commits the offense of furnishing false information if the person or business knowingly furnishes false information about another person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a credit reporting bureau.
(B) A credit reporting bureau commits the offense of furnishing false information if the credit reporting bureau knowingly furnishes false information about a person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a third party.
(C) A person or business that violates a provision contained in this section must be fined not more than two thousand dollars."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the governor.
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