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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4655 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020205 Primary Sponsor:R. Brown All Sponsors:R. Brown, Moody-Lawrence, Bales, Breeland, G. Brown, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Davenport, Hamilton, Haskins, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hosey, Lloyd, Mack, Miller, J.H. Neal, Parks, Rutherford and Vaughn Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\4656mm02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Cellular phone provider, unfair trade practice to charge reactivation fee if phone is lost, damaged or destroyed History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020205 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-45 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR THE PROVIDER OF CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS, SERVICE, OR EQUIPMENT TO CHARGE A REACTIVATION FEE WHEN A CELLULAR PHONE IS LOST, DAMAGED, OR DESTROYED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 39-5-45. It is an unfair trade practice, pursuant to Section 39-5-20, for the provider of cellular telecommunications access or service or cellular telephone equipment, or all of them, to require payment of a reactivation charge when a cellular telephone that is operating in good standing under an existing cellular telecommunications agreement is replaced because it is lost, damaged, or destroyed."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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