South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 401


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                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    401
Primary Sponsor:                Hayes
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Rented or leased objects,
                                failure to return
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Date Tabled:                    19940329
Computer Document Number:       BBM/10199JM.93
Introduced Date:                19930209
Date of Last Amendment:         19930408
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940329
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Hayes
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

401   House   19940329      Tabled in Committee             25
401   House   19930506      Introduced, read first time,    25
                            referred to Committee
401   Senate  19930505      Read third time, sent to House
401   Senate  19930408      Amended, read second time,
                            ordered to third reading with
                            notice of general amendments
401   Senate  19930407      Committee Report: Favorable     11
                            with amendment
401   Senate  19930209      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 8, 1993

S. 401

Introduced by SENATOR Hayes

S. Printed 4/8/93--S.

Read the first time February 9, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FAILURE TO RETURN RENTED OBJECTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO RETURN LEASED PROPERTY WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER THE LEASE EXPIRES BUT RETURNING IT WITHIN ONE WEEK AND FAILURE TO RETURN A LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THE LEASE EXPIRES ARE MISDEMEANORS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 16-13-420 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-13-420. Any person having any motor vehicle, trailer, appliance, equipment, or tool in his possession or under his control by virtue of a lease or rental agreement who wilfully and fraudulently fails to return the motor vehicle, trailer, appliance, equipment, or tool within seventy-two hours after the lease or rental agreement has expired but who returns the property within one week of the expiration of the lease or rental agreement, or who fraudulently secretes or appropriates the property to any use or purpose not within the due and lawful execution of his lease or rental agreement shall be is guilty of larceny a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars. A person who wilfully and fraudulently fails to return a motor vehicle, trailer, appliance, equipment, or tool for more than one week after the lease or rental agreement has expired is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. Provided, that The provisions of this section shall do not apply to lease-purchase agreements or conditional sales type contracts."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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