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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3062 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Rodgers Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\3069mm99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Banking and Insurance Committee 02 SBI Date of Last Amendment:19990202 Subject:Checks, fraudulent; state agencies, cost of collecting dishonored checks; Banks and Savings and Loans History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990204 Introduced, read first time, 02 SBI referred to Committee House 19990203 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19990202 Amended, read second time House 19990127 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill Revised on January 27, 1999 - Word format Revised on February 2, 1999 - Word format
AMENDED
February 2, 1999
H. 3062
S. Printed 2/2/99--H.
Read the first time January 12, 1999.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE 34, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BANK DEPOSITS, BY ADDING SECTION 34-11-140 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A STATE AGENCY TO ESTABLISH, COLLECT, AND RETAIN A FINE TO COVER THE COST OF COLLECTING A DISHONORED CHECK.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11 of Title 34 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 34-11-140. A state agency must attempt to collect a dishonored check returned to the agency as provided by Section 34-11-70 or Section 34-11-75. Collected revenues equal to the face amount of the dishonored check and the twenty-five dollar service charge may be retained and expended by the agency and any unused amount must be deposited in the general fund at the end of the fiscal year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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