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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.143 Ratification Number:43 Act Number:24 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010116 Primary Sponsor:Leatherman All Sponsors:Leatherman, Branton Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\4030mm01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20010412 Date of Last Amendment:20010308 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20010529 Subject:Property taxes, county; payment may be made by credit card; Taxation, Political Subdivisions, Banks History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20010611 Act No. A24 ------ 20010529 Signed by Governor ------ 20010523 Ratified R43 House 20010412 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 20010411 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Thursday, 20010412 House 20010405 Committee report: Favorable 30 HWM House 20010314 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Senate 20010313 Read third time, sent to House ------ 20010312 Scrivener's error corrected ------ 20010309 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20010308 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20010308 Committee amendment adopted Senate 20010308 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Branton Senate 20010307 Committee report: Favorable with 06 SF amendment Senate 20010116 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 7, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 8, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 9, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 12, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 5, 2001 - Word format
(A24, R43, S143)
AN ACT 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 ELECTRONIC COLLECTION THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR AND FOR OTHER MEDIA OF COLLECTION UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY, TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED TAXES AMONG TAXING ENTITIES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR IMPOSITION OF A SURCHARGE SUFFICIENT TO COVER COLLECTION COSTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Media of payment
SECTION 1. Section 12-45-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 12-45-90. Taxes 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. A third-party administrator may be used for the collection of taxes through electronic media if there is no cost borne by the county. Other media of payment may be accepted as payment for taxes upon approval of the governing body, and if costs are incurred by the county in the acceptance of a payment media, approval of the county governing body must be obtained. Electronic or other media of payment are subject to collection, and in the absence of an agreement among the taxing entities to share the costs of collection of property taxes, costs must be apportioned among the taxing entities on a pro rata basis. The county governing body may impose a uniform surcharge as a condition of acceptance of a particular medium of payment, not to exceed the cost of accepting charge cards, debit cards, or electronic forms of payment including discount or merchant fees. 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 are receivable for taxes due the county in which the services were rendered or the claims approved, not including school taxes."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 23rd day of May, 2001.
Approved the 29th day of May, 2001.
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