South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 235

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Cleary and Ford
Document Path: l:\s-res\rec\002rubb.ebd.rec.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: County government

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/8/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 108)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 108)
    1/9/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Cleary (ch), Ford, S.Martin, 
                        Gregory

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2010

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-30 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO POWERS OF A COUNTY GOVERNMENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO ADOPT BY ORDINANCE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PROPERTY OWNER SHALL KEEP A LOT OR OTHER PROPERTY CLEAN AND FREE OF RUBBISH AND TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 4-9-30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(18)(a)    to provide by ordinance that the owner of a lot or property in the county shall keep that lot or property clean and free of rubbish, debris, and other unhealthy and unsightly material or conditions that constitute a public nuisance; and

(b)    to provide by ordinance for notification to the owner of a lot or property of conditions needing correction, to require that the owner take action as necessary to correct the conditions, to provide the terms and conditions under which an employee of the county or a person employed for that purpose may go upon the property to correct the conditions, and to provide that not more than the actual cost of the lot or property clean up becomes a lien upon the real estate and is collectable as a county tax."

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

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