Current Status Bill Number:907 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980114 Primary Sponsor:Land All Sponsors:Land and Holland Drafted Document Number:jud9034.jcl Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Gambling, Bingo worker, manager, promoter; Crimes and Offenses, no convictions in last twenty-five years
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980128 Committed to Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19980128 Recalled from Committee, 06 SF
placed on the Calendar
Senate 19980114 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3940, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSE TO CONDUCT BINGO, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BINGO GAME WORKER MUST NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE RATHER THAN TWENTY YEARS OF HIS APPLICATION; TO AMEND 12-21-3950, RELATING TO PROMOTERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROMOTER MUST NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS RATHER THAN TWENTY YEARS OF HIS APPLICATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4060, RELATING TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM MANAGING OR CONDUCTING BINGO, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS WHO MANAGE OR CONDUCT BINGO MUST NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS RATHER THAN TWENTY YEARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-21-3940(A)(8) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act No. 449 of 1996, is amended to read:
"(8) the name, address, telephone number, birth date, and Social Security number of each person who will work at the proposed bingo games and receive compensation for the work, the nature of the work to be performed, and a statement as to whether or not the person has been convicted within the last twenty twenty-five years of a state or federal felony, criminal fraud, or a gambling offense, criminal fraud, or a other crime that has a sentence of two or more years maximum term of imprisonment of two years or more;"
SECTION 2. Section 12-21-3950(A)(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act No. 449 of 1996, is amended to read:
"(4) a notarized statement as to whether or not the applicant for a promoter's license or any of his employees have been convicted within the last twenty twenty-five years of a state or federal felony, criminal fraud, or a gambling offense, criminal fraud, or a other crime that has a sentence of two or more years maximum term of imprisonment of two years or more."
SECTION 3. Section 12-21-4060 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act No. 449 of 1996, is amended to read:
"Section 12-21-4060. A person who has been convicted within the last twenty twenty-five years of violating a state or federal criminal statute relating to gaming or gambling, or who has been convicted of any other crime that has a sentence of two or more years maximum term of imprisonment of two years or more, or where applicable, whose promoter's license has been revoked by the department is not permitted to manage or conduct a game or assist in any manner with the bingo operation."
SECTION 4. The provisions of this act apply prospectively. This act does not affect a person who on the effective date of the act has a promoter's license and is under contract with a licensed nonprofit organization or who is employed as a worker at a bingo game.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.