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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3598 Ratification Number:248 Act Number:215 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010220 Primary Sponsor:Cato All Sponsors:Cato, Barfield, Battle, Carnell, Chellis, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Davenport, Edge, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Hosey, Kirsh, Knotts, Law, Leach, Limehouse, Lloyd, Lucas, Mack, Meacham-Richardson, J.H. Neal, Ott, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Riser, Rivers, Rodgers, Sandifer, Scott, Snow, Stuart, Trotter, Webb, Whatley, A. Young, J. Young, Wilder, Hinson, Robinson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18195som01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020409 Date of Last Amendment:20020404 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020422 Subject:Motor vehicle glass repair business, certain conduct considered unfair trade practice History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020514 Act No. A215 ------ 20020422 Signed by Governor ------ 20020416 Ratified R248 Senate 20020409 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification House 20020404 Senate amendments amended, returned to Senate with amendment House 20020403 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 20020404 Senate 20020321 Read third time, returned with amendment Senate 20020320 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments ------ 20020320 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020319 Committee report: Favorable with 02 SBI amendment Senate 20010328 Introduced, read first time, 02 SBI referred to Committee House 20010328 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20010327 Read second time House 20010322 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Hinson Robinson House 20010321 Committee report: Favorable 26 HLCI House 20010221 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Wilder House 20010220 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 21, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 19, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 20, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 20, 2002-A - Word format
(A215, R248, H3598)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CONDUCT IN THE VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR BUSINESS IS AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE AND UNLAWFUL; AND BY ADDING SECTION 38-55-173 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CONDUCT IN THE VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR BUSINESS IS A MISDEMEANOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Certain conduct in vehicle glass repair business declared unfair trade practice and unlawful
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 39-5-170. It is an unfair trade practice and unlawful for a person who is acting on behalf of or engaged in a vehicle glass repair business to offer or make a payment or transfer money or other consideration to:
(1) a third person for the third person's referral of an insurance claimant to the vehicle glass repair business for the repair or replacement of vehicle safety glass;
(2) an insurance claimant in connection with the repair or replacement of vehicle safety glass; or
(3) waive, rebate, give, or pay all or part of an insurance claimant's casualty or property insurance deductible as consideration for selecting the vehicle glass repair business."
Certain conduct in vehicle glass repair business declared a misdemeanor
SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-55-173. (A) A person who is acting on behalf of or engaged in a vehicle glass repair business is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person offers or makes a payment or transfer of money or other consideration to:
(1) a third person for the third person's referral of an insurance claimant to the vehicle glass repair business for the repair or replacement of vehicle safety glass;
(2) an insurance claimant in connection with the repair or replacement of vehicle safety glass; or
(3) waive, rebate, give, or pay all or part of an insurance claimant's casualty or property insurance deductible as consideration for selecting the vehicle glass repair business.
(B) If the amount of the payment or transfer of subsection (A) has a value of:
(1) one thousand dollars or more, the person, upon conviction, must be fined in the discretion of the court or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both, per violation; or
(2) less than one thousand dollars, the person, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, per violation."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 16th day of April, 2002.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 2002.
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