South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 896

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Thomas
Document Path: l:\s-res\dlt\008spri.jlp.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: To require posting of notices for lodging facilities that do not have sprinkler systems

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/3/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-15
    2/3/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-15

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/3/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 45-2-70 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POSTING OF RULES IN LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE POSTING OF A NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 45-5-80; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 45 OF THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 45-5-80 TO PROVIDE THAT ALL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS WITHOUT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM MUST POST A NOTICE IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT OR NEAR THE GUEST REGISTRATION DESK.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 45-2-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 45-2-70.    The innkeeper shall post a copy of this chapter including the requirements of Section 45-5-80, together with all rules of the lodging establishment, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk."

SECTION    2.    Chapter 5, Title 45 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 45-5-80.    (A)    All lodging establishments in South Carolina that do not have a sprinkler system in the building must post a notice in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk. The posting must be on an eight and one-half inches by eleven inches sign with letters no less than three quarters of an inch in size and must state the following: 'This facility does NOT have a sprinkler system.'

(B)    Any lodging establishment that violates the provisions of this section shall be fined two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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