S*0292(Rat #0058, Act #0039 of 1997)  General Bill, By Drummond
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 23-31-216 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL
 COLLECT AND MAINTAIN CONCEALABLE WEAPON APPLICATION, RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT
 FEES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE "LAW ABIDING CITIZENS SELF-DEFENSE ACT OF
 1996"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF
 CONCEALABLE WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERMIT MUST BE NO LARGER
 THAN THREE AND ONE-HALF INCHES BY THREE INCHES IN SIZE.-AMENDED TITLE

   02/04/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   02/04/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-5
   03/12/97  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-17
   03/13/97  Senate Read second time SJ-20
   03/13/97  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-20
   03/19/97  Senate Amended SJ-16
   03/19/97  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-16
   03/20/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-4
   03/20/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
   04/10/97  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-52
   04/15/97  House  Amended HJ-35
   04/15/97  House  Read second time HJ-36
   04/16/97  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-31
   04/17/97  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-13
   05/15/97         Ratified R 58
   05/21/97         Signed By Governor
   05/21/97         Effective date 05/21/97
   06/03/97         Copies available
   06/03/97         Act No. 39

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-216 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SHALL COLLECT AND MAINTAIN CONCEALABLE WEAPON APPLICATION, RENEWAL, AND REPLACEMENT FEES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE "LAW ABIDING CITIZENS SELF-DEFENSE ACT OF 1996"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERMIT MUST BE NO LARGER THAN THREE AND ONE-HALF INCHES BY THREE INCHES IN SIZE.

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

Application, renewal, and replacement fees

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-31-216. The State Law Enforcement Division shall collect and maintain concealable weapon application, renewal, and replacement fees, as provided for in this article, to offset the expenses related to the administration of this article."

Concealable weapon permit

SECTION 2. The first paragraph of Section 23-31-215(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 464 of 1996, is amended to read:

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except subject to subsection (B) of this section, SLED must issue a permit, which is no larger than three and one-half inches by three inches in size, to carry a concealable weapon to a resident who is at least twenty-one years of age and who is not prohibited by state law from possessing the weapon upon submission of:"

Time effective

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

Approved the 21st day of May, 1997.