Current Status Bill Number:3785 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970401 Primary Sponsor:Askins All Sponsors:Askins Drafted Document Number:gjk\20424sd.97 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19970514 Subject:Smoke detectors, first violation of provisions, seven days to install; Fire, Property
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970514 Tabled House 19970507 Request for debate by Representative Spearman Koon Stuart Bowers Loftis Trotter Bailey House 19970430 Committee report: Favorable 26 HLCI House 19970401 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
April 30, 1997
H. 3785
S. Printed 4/30/97--H.
Read the first time April 1, 1997.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3785), to amend Section 5-25-1370, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
HARRY F. CATO, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 5-25-1370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS COMMITTING A FIRST VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW REQUIRING SMOKE DETECTORS HAVING FIFTEEN DAYS TO INSTALL A SMOKE DETECTOR OR REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DETECTOR, SO AS TO REDUCE THIS TIME TO SEVEN DAYS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 5-25-1370 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 524 of 1994, is amended to read:
"Section 5-25-1370. A person who violates this article on first offense has fifteen seven days to install a smoke detector or to repair or replace the detector. On second offense, a person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.