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Bill 3800

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3800
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010327
Primary Sponsor:                  Harrell
All Sponsors:                     Harrell
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10114htc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Date Tabled:                      20010523
Date of Last Amendment:           20010523
Subject:                          Motor vehicle towing or wrecker service, 
                                  to accept credit card payment to remain on law 
                                  enforcement rotation list


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010523  Tabled
House   20010523  Amended
House   20010424  Request for debate by Representative           Scott
                                                                 Howard
                                                                 Harrell
                                                                 A. Young
                                                                 Cato
                                                                 Law
                                                                 Clyburn
                                                                 Knotts
                                                                 Scarborough
                                                                 Hinson
                                                                 Whatley
                                                                 Sharpe
                                                                 Perry
                                                                 Loftis
                                                                 Davenport
                                                                 J.E. Smith
                                                                 Hosey
House   20010418  Committee report: Favorable with       26 HLCI
                  amendment
House   20010327  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 18, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 23, 2001 - Word format

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Name Council\bbm\amend\10186htc01)

May 23, 2001

    H. 3800

S. Printed 4/18/01--H.

Read the first time March 27, 2001.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2527 SO AS TO REQUIRE A WRECKER OR VEHICLE TOWING SERVICE AS A CONDITION OF REMAINING ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CALL ROTATION LIST TO ACCEPT FULL PAYMENT BY MEANS OF A VALID CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY THE TWO LARGEST NATIONALLY FRANCHISED CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS REQUIREMENT.

    Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 19, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 56-5-2527.    In addition to all other requirements of law and regulations applicable to a wrecker or vehicle towing service, for such a service to be included on a call rotation list maintained by the South Carolina Highway Patrol or any other law enforcement agency, the wrecker or towing service must accept full payment in the form of a valid credit card issued by the two largest nationally franchised credit card companies. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a wrecker or towing service from accepting payment by means of credit cards issued by other credit card companies. A wrecker or towing service failing to comply with this section must be removed from the rotation list by the law enforcement agency maintaining the list for a period of thirty days or until the wrecker or towing service is in compliance, whichever is later."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect on the first day of the third month following approval by the Governor.

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