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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3292 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990119 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\3142mm99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Public Service Commission, unauthorized change of customer's utility service provider prohibited; Telephones History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990119 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND TITLE 58, CHAPTER 3, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-235 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE OF A CUSTOMER'S UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDER AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-3-235. (A) An entity may not change or initiate a change in a customer's telephone utility provider, as defined in Section 58-9-10, without first obtaining the customer's signature on a written authorization.
(B) An entity which violates subsection (A) is liable to the customer for all charges incurred by the customer, in excess of those normally incurred through his designated provider, during the period of the unauthorized change.
(C) An entity which wilfully or knowingly changes or initiates a change of a customer's telephone utility provider, without written authority, is subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. The fines must remain with the commission."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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