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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3017 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Wilder, Simrill, Stille, Clyburn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\3999mm01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Checks, fraudulent or bad; agencies may collect fines to cover costs of collecting dishonored; Banks History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE 34, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BANK DEPOSITS, BY ADDING SECTION 34-11-140 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A STATE AGENCY TO ESTABLISH, COLLECT, AND RETAIN A FINE TO COVER THE COST OF COLLECTING A DISHONORED CHECK.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11 of Title 34 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 34-11-140. A state agency must attempt to collect a dishonored check returned to the agency as provided by Section 34-11-70 or Section 34-11-75. Collected revenues equal to the face amount of the dishonored check and the twenty-five dollar service charge may be retained and expended by the agency and any unused amount must be deposited in the general fund at the end of the fiscal year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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