Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3176 Primary Sponsor:Harvin Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Fax machine Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BBM/9096.JM Introduced Date:Jan 09, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Mar 06, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Mar 12, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Harvin Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3176 Senate Mar 12, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
3176 House Mar 07, 1991 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3176 House Mar 06, 1991 Amended, read second time
3176 House Mar 05, 1991 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, March 6
3176 House Feb 27, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 26
with amendment
3176 House Jan 09, 1991 Introduced and read first 26
time, referred to Committee
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AMENDED
March 6, 1991
H. 3176
S. Printed 3/6/91--H.
Read the first time January 9, 1991.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-75-50 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A FAX MACHINE TO TRANSMIT WITHIN THE STATE UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING MATERIAL, AND TO PROVIDE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 15-75-50. (A) As used in this section:
(1) `Person' means any individual, firm, organization, partnership, association, or corporation.
(2) `Unsolicited advertising material' means advertising material other than material transmitted:
(a) in response to an express request of the person receiving the material;
(b) to any person with whom the person transmitting the material has an existing business relationship or has had a previous business relationship.
(B) No person may use a machine that electronically transmits facsimiles of documents through connection with a telephone network to transmit within this State unsolicited advertising material for the sale of any real property, goods, or services.
(C) The Attorney General may bring an action to impose a civil penalty upon, and to seek injunctive relief against, anyone who violates the provisions of subsection (B). The civil penalty may not exceed five hundred dollars a violation. Each transmission is considered a separate violation."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.