Current Status Bill Number:3092 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Harvin All Sponsors:Harvin and J. Hines Drafted Document Number:DKA\3892CM.97 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19970318 Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Private detective business, business license holder employee not required to be U.S. citizen; law enforcement
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970318 Tabled in Committee 26 HLCI
House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
House 19961218 Prefiled, referred to Committee 26 HLCI
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TO AMEND SECTION 40-17-55, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF A PRIVATE DETECTIVE BUSINESS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS A PRIVATE DETECTIVE EMPLOYED BY A PRIVATE DETECTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE HOLDER MUST POSSESS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PRIVATE DETECTIVE EMPLOYED BY A PRIVATE DETECTIVE BUSINESS LICENSE HOLDER MUST BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-17-55(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 407 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"(C) A private detective employed by a Private Detective Business License holder must:
(1) have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(2) be at least eighteen years of age;
(3) be a citizen of the United States;
(4) not have been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude, even if pardoned for the disqualifying offense;
(5)(4) not be a person with a record of mental illness that has not been restored to legal capacity; and
(6)(5) not be a veteran who has received less than an honorable discharge from military service."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.