South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 628

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                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    628
Primary Sponsor:                Rankin
Committee Number:               30
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Property taxes, payment by
                                credit card
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Ways and Means
Computer Document Number:       JIC/5721HC.93
Introduced Date:                19930401
Date of Last Amendment:         19940208
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940209
Last History Type:              Read third time, sent to
                                House
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rankin
                                Drummond
                                J. Verne Smith
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


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

628   House   19940209      Introduced, read first time,    30
                            referred to Committee
628   Senate  19940209      Read third time, sent to House
628   Senate  19940208      Amended, read second time
628   Senate  19940203      Committee Report: Favorable     06
                            with amendment
628   Senate  19930401      Introduced, read first time,    06
                            referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

February 8, 1994

S. 628

Introduced by SENATORS Rankin, Drummond and J. Verne Smith

S. Printed 2/8/94--S.

Read the first time April 1, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-45-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEDIA FOR PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES, SO AS TO ALLOW PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES BY CREDIT CARD AND TO DELETE OBSOLETE METHODS OF PAYMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 12-45-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 12-45-90. (A) Taxes shall be are payable in the following kinds of funds by the following methods and no other: silver coin, United States currency and not more than five dollars in United States coins, United States postal money orders, and checks subject to collection. Jury certificates and per diem of witnesses in the circuit court and all county claims which have been approved and certificates issued by the governing body of the county in which such services were rendered or such claims approved, not including school taxes. The receiving official may elect to accept more than five dollars in coins.

(B) In addition to the methods of payment provided in subsection (A), the governing body of the county may elect to accept payment of property taxes by credit card. If a municipality or other political subdivision collects its own property taxes, the governing body of that governmental entity may elect to accept credit card payments of property taxes. If any political subdivision elects to accept credit card payment of property taxes, no discounting of the property taxes to pay fees associated with accepting credit card payments is permissible."

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

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