Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3140 Ratification Number:151 Act Number:89 Primary Sponsor:Rama Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Automatically dialed announcing devices Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 08, 1991 Computer Document Number:3140 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:May 27, 1991 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Apr 23, 1991 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:May 27, 1991 Last History Type:Act No. 89 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rama Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ ---
3140 ------ May 27, 1991 Act No. 89
3140 ------ May 27, 1991 Signed by Governor
3140 ------ May 21, 1991 Ratified R 151
3140 House May 08, 1991 Concurred in Senate
amendment, enrolled for
ratification
3140 Senate Apr 24, 1991 Read third time, returned
with amendment
3140 Senate Apr 23, 1991 Amended, read second time
3140 Senate Apr 17, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 11
with amendment
3140 Senate Mar 12, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
3140 House Mar 08, 1991 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3140 House Mar 07, 1991 Unanimous consent for third
reading on next Legislative
day
3140 House Mar 07, 1991 Amended, read second time
3140 House Mar 06, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 26
with amendment
3140 House Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 26
time, referred to Committee
3140 House Dec 27, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 26
Committee
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A89, R151, H3140)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-446, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTOMATICALLY DIALED ANNOUNCING DEVICES, SO AS TO INCLUDE CALLS OF A POLITICAL NATURE, PROHIBIT THE DEVICES, PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Automatically dialed announcing devices; political calls; prohibitions; exceptions; penalty
SECTION 1. Section 16-17-446 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 656 of 1988, is amended to read:
"Section 16-17-446. (A) `Adad' means an automatically dialed announcing device which delivers a recorded message without assistance by a live operator for the purpose of making an unsolicited consumer telephone call as defined in Section 16-17-445(A)(3). Adad calls include automatically announced calls of a political nature including, but not limited to, calls relating to political campaigns.
(B) Adad calls are prohibited except:
(1) in response to an express request of the person called;
(2) when primarily connected with an existing debt or contract, payment or performance of which has not been completed at the time of the call;
(3) in response to a person with whom the telephone solicitor has an existing business relationship or has had a previous business relationship.
(C) Adad calls which are not prohibited under subsection (B):
(1) are subject to Section 16-17-445(B)(1), (2), and (3);
(2) shall disconnect immediately when the called party hangs up;
(3) are prohibited after seven p.m. or before eight a.m.;
(4) may not ring at hospitals, police stations, fire departments, nursing homes, hotels, or vacation rental units.
(D) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 16-17-445(F)."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 27th day of May, 1991.