Current Status Bill Number:1210 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980422 Primary Sponsor:Courtney All Sponsors:Courtney Drafted Document Number:jud9071.ctc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Torts, liability exceptions; incorrect date when generated from state owned or operated computers
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19980430 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19980429 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19980423 Read second time
Senate 19980422 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without reference
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INTRODUCED
April 22, 1998
S. 1210
S. Printed 4/22/98--S.
Read the first time April 22, 1998.
TO AMEND SECTION 15-78-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TORT CLAIMS ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE AS AN EXCEPTION TO WAIVER OF IMMUNITY ANY LIABILITY CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT DATE PRODUCED, CALCULATED, OR GENERATED BY A STATE OWNED OR OPERATED COMPUTER OR OTHER INFORMATION SYSTEM UNLESS CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF THE OPERATOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 15-78-60 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 35 of 1997, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) an incorrect date that is produced, calculated, or generated by a computer or other information system owned or operated by the State of South Carolina unless caused by the gross negligence of the operator."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.