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H. 4723

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. G.M. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dt\27014bb08.doc

Introduced in the House on February 20, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Unfair trade practice

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/20/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
   2/20/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-12

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/20/2008

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-34 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE TO USE THE WORDS "SOUTH CAROLINA" OR "STATE" IN A BUSINESS TRADE NAME WITH AN INTENT TO MISLEAD CUSTOMERS OR TO INSTILL FALSE CONFIDENCE IN THE BUSINESS, AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 5, Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-5-34.    (A)    It shall be an unfair trade practice pursuant to Section 39-5-20 to use the words 'South Carolina' or 'State' in a business trade name with an intent to mislead customers as to the involvement of the State in the business or to instill false confidence in the success of potential transactions with the business.

(B)    A business that violates the provisions of this section is subject to the provisions, penalties, and damages of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act."

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

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