Current Status Bill Number:4463 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980121 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman Drafted Document Number:dka\4739cm.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Date of Last Amendment:19980407 Subject:Credit card account or debt, person falsely reporting existence of to reporting agency unlawful; Consumer Affairs
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AMENDED
April 7, 1998
H. 4463
S. Printed 4/7/98--H.
Read the first time January 21, 1998.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1080 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO FALSELY REPORTS THE EXISTENCE OF A CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT OR DEBT TO A CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-1080. (A) A person or business commits the offense of furnishing false information if the person or business knowingly furnishes false information about another person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a credit reporting bureau.
(B) A credit reporting bureau commits the offense of furnishing false information if the credit reporting bureau knowingly furnishes false information about a person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a third party.
(C) A person or business that violates a provision contained in this section must be fined not more than two thousand dollars."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the governor.