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TO AMEND SECTION 45-2-70 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POSTING OF RULES IN LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE POSTING OF A NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 45-5-80; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 45 OF THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 45-5-80 TO PROVIDE THAT ALL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS WITHOUT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM MUST POST A NOTICE IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT OR NEAR THE GUEST REGISTRATION DESK.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 45-2-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 45-2-70. The innkeeper shall post a copy of this chapter including the requirements of Section 45-5-80, together with all rules of the lodging establishment, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk."
SECTION 2. Chapter 5, Title 45 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 45-5-80. (A) All lodging establishments in South Carolina that do not have a sprinkler system in the building must post a notice in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk. The posting must be on an eight and one-half inches by eleven inches sign with letters no less than three quarters of an inch in size and must state the following: 'This facility does NOT have a sprinkler system.'
(B) Any lodging establishment that violates the provisions of this section shall be fined two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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