Current Status Bill Number:3642 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970312 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport Drafted Document Number:pt\1033cm.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Checks, fraudulent; court may garnish wages of offender to satisfy debt; Banks and Savings and Loan Associations
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House 19970312 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 34-11-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL JURISDICTION AND PENALTIES FOR DRAWING AND UTTERING OF FRAUDULENT CHECKS, DRAFTS, OR OTHER WRITTEN ORDERS DRAWN ON A BANK OR DEPOSITORY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MAY GARNISH THE WAGES OF AN OFFENDER TO SATISFY A FRAUDULENT CHECK, DRAFT, OR OTHER WRITTEN ORDER DRAWN ON A BANK OR DEPOSITORY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 34-11-90 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 609 of 1990, is further amended by adding at the end:
"(f) In addition to any other penalty provided in this section, the court may garnish the wages of an offender to satisfy a fraudulent check, draft, or other written order drawn on a bank or depository."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.