H 3800 General Bill, By Harrell
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 56-5-2527 SO AS TO REQUIRE A WRECKER OR VEHICLE TOWING SERVICE AS A CONDITION
 OF REMAINING ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CALL ROTATION LIST TO ACCEPT FULL
 PAYMENT BY MEANS OF A VALID CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY THE TWO LARGEST NATIONALLY
 FRANCHISED CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
 REQUIREMENT.

   03/27/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-57
   03/27/01  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-57
   04/18/01  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry HJ-3
   04/24/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Howard, J
                     Smith, Harrell, A Young, Cato, Law, Hosey,
                     Clyburn, Knotts, Scarborough, Hinson, Whatley,
                     Sharpe, Perry, Loftis and Davenport HJ-20
   05/23/01  House  Amended HJ-41
   05/23/01  House  Tabled HJ-43
   05/23/01  House  Roll call Yeas-70  Nays-37 HJ-43

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May 23, 2001

    H. 3800

S. Printed 4/18/01--H.

Read the first time March 27, 2001.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2527 SO AS TO REQUIRE A WRECKER OR VEHICLE TOWING SERVICE AS A CONDITION OF REMAINING ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CALL ROTATION LIST TO ACCEPT FULL PAYMENT BY MEANS OF A VALID CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY THE TWO LARGEST NATIONALLY FRANCHISED CREDIT CARD COMPANIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS REQUIREMENT.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 19, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 56-5-2527.    In addition to all other requirements of law and regulations applicable to a wrecker or vehicle towing service, for such a service to be included on a call rotation list maintained by the South Carolina Highway Patrol or any other law enforcement agency, the wrecker or towing service must accept full payment in the form of a valid credit card issued by the two largest nationally franchised credit card companies. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a wrecker or towing service from accepting payment by means of credit cards issued by other credit card companies. A wrecker or towing service failing to comply with this section must be removed from the rotation list by the law enforcement agency maintaining the list for a period of thirty days or until the wrecker or towing service is in compliance, whichever is later."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect on the first day of the third month following approval by the Governor.