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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1079 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20000127 Primary Sponsor:Waldrep All Sponsors:Waldrep Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\rlw\007loan.whb.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Banking and Insurance Committee 02 SBI Subject:Pawnbrokers, records to be legible for law enforcement, court officials, etc.; Businesses and Corporations History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000127 Introduced, read first time, 02 SBI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 40-39-90 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, 1976, RELATING TO INSPECTION OF RECORDS MAINTAINED BY PAWNBROKERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS REGARDING ITEMS PAWNED AND COPIES OF THESE RECORDS AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT OFFICIALS OR THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS MUST BE CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-39-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-39-90. Records kept by pawnbrokers pursuant to this chapter must at all reasonable times be open to the inspection by court officials, law enforcement officers, the administrator of the Department of Consumer Affairs, and their designees. So as to aid in the inspection of the records, all records relating to the description of the goods, articles or things pawned or pledged must be typewritten, legibly printed or maintained in a computer database. All copies of records provided pursuant to this section must clearly and legibly display the information contained therein. Any loan records identifying any individual must be handled in a confidential manner at all times."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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