South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 658

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      658
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010501
Primary Sponsor:                  Peeler
All Sponsors:                     Peeler and Giese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5406djc01.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Telephone calls, unsolicited consumer, 
                                  automatically dialed; prohibit on Sundays; 
                                  Crimes and Offenses, Consumer Affairs


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010501  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-445, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGULATION OF UNSOLICITED CONSUMER TELEPHONE CALLS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT UNSOLICITED CONSUMER TELEPHONE CALLS ON SUNDAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-446, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REGULATION OF AUTOMATICALLY DIALED ANNOUNCING DEVICE CALLS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT AUTOMATICALLY DIALED ANNOUNCING DEVICE CALLS ON SUNDAY.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-17-445(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 656 of 1988, is amended to read:

"(C) Unsolicited consumer telephone calls are prohibited on Sunday and after nine o'clock p.m. or before eight o'clock a.m. on any other day."

SECTION 2. Section 16-17-446(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 89 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"(C) Adad calls which are not prohibited under subsection (B):

(1) are subject to Section 16-17-445(B)(1), (2), and (3);

(2) shall disconnect immediately when the called party hangs up;

(3) are prohibited on Sunday and after seven p.m. or before eight a.m.; on any other day;

(4) may not ring at hospitals, police stations, fire departments, nursing homes, hotels, or vacation rental units."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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