South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3031

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Davenport, Simrill and W.D. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22646cm03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Legal signage, removal from private property, owner compensation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-22
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-22

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-25-225 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY SHALL NOT REMOVE OR CAUSE TO BE REMOVED A LAWFULLY ERECTED SIGN IN VIEW OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, ROADWAY, OR STREET WITHOUT JUSTLY COMPENSATING ITS OWNER.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 25, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-25-225.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a state or local governmental entity shall not remove or cause to be removed a lawfully erected sign located in the view of an interstate highway, roadway, or street without justly compensating its owner."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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