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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3399 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010131 Primary Sponsor:Harrison All Sponsors:Harrison, Rodgers Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22800cm01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Recovered stolen or abandoned property, selling at public auction, proceeds to county or municipal treasurer; Property History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010221 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Rodgers House 20010131 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 27-21-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY RECOVERED BY A SHERIFF OR CHIEF OF POLICE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DESIGNEE OF A SHERIFF OR CHIEF OF POLICE IS AUTHORIZED TO TURN OVER ALL PROCEEDS FROM A SALE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED BY A SHERIFF OR CHIEF OF POLICE TO A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TREASURER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 27-21-20(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 148 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"(B) The sheriff of a county or chief of police of a municipality may sell at public auction any a recovered stolen or abandoned property after he has held it for sixty days and declared it abandoned by the jurisdiction. The sheriff or chief of police shall make a diligent effort to ascertain the true owner of the property and at least twice before the sale advertise the property with its full description in a newspaper having general circulation in the county or municipality having jurisdiction of the property and post the advertisement in the sheriff's office or the police department and at the courthouse. At any time after When thirty days have elapsed after publication of the second advertisement, the sheriff or chief of police may sell to the highest bidder at a place designated by the sheriff or chief of police the abandoned or recovered stolen property as advertised. The sheriff, or chief of police, or their designee shall turn over all proceeds of the sale to the county or municipal treasurer who shall pay any debts incurred in holding the sale and then shall place the final proceeds in a special fund."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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