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H. 4825

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11977dg12.docx

Introduced in the House on February 22, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Prohibit the worthless check unit of a judicial circuit

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/22/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 173)
   2/22/2012  House   Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 173)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/22/2012

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 17-22-720 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE WORTHLESS CHECK UNIT OF A JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FROM ACCEPTING A CASE WHERE THE UNIT PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED FULL RESTITUTION FROM THE DRAWER OF THE CHECK BEFORE PROSECUTION ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS WHEN THE AMOUNT OF FULL RESTITUTION EXCEEDS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 22, Title 17 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 17-22-720.    The Worthless Check Unit of a judicial circuit may not accept a case when the unit previously collected full restitution from the drawer of the check, draft, or other written order before prosecution was initiated on more than three occasions when the amount of full restitution, exclusive of any other fee or charge, exceeds one thousand dollars."

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

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