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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-31-45 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE WORDS "NATIVE AMERICAN", "INDIAN TRIBE", "NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN", OR SIMILAR WORDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE NAME OF A PURSUIT UNLESS THE USER IS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBE BY THE STATE COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-31-45. (A) Other than a Native American Indian tribe, or a member of a Native American Indian tribe, recognized by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs pursuant to Section 1-31-40, a person may not use the words 'Native American', 'Indian tribe', 'Native American Indian', or other similar combinations of words in connection with a business, calling, or pursuit, either unofficially or in connection with official and required recordings with the Office of the Secretary of State.
(B) A person violating this section must be fined not less than one thousand dollars or more than ten thousand dollars for each violation."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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