Current Status Bill Number:939 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980120 Primary Sponsor:Jackson All Sponsors:Jackson Drafted Document Number:res1563.dj Companion Bill Number:4480 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Employer may require employee to furnish copy of criminal history record information, Labor
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980120 Referred to Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19980120 Recalled from Committee 12 SLCI
Senate 19980120 Introduced, read first time, 12 SLCI
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 41, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER, BEFORE OR AFTER HIRING AN EMPLOYEE, MAY REQUIRE THE EMPLOYEE OR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE TO FURNISH THE EMPLOYER WITH A COPY OF HIS CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY SLED OR BY THE FBI, TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY FEDERAL LAW, OR BOTH.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 41-1-45. (A) On and after the effective date of this section, any employer, before or after hiring an employee, may require the employee or prospective employee to furnish the employer with a copy of his criminal history record information maintained by the State Law Enforcement Division or, to the extent allowed by federal law, his criminal history record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or both.
(B) The cost of the criminal history record information must be paid by the employee or prospective employee unless the employer elects to pay the cost.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.