South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 976

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Cleary and Rose
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3779dw10.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2010
Last Amended on April 27, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Powers of county government

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2009  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-42
   1/12/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-42
   1/12/2010  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Cleary (ch), Ford, S.Martin
    2/3/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-32
    2/4/2010          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/27/2010  Senate  Amended SJ-59
   4/27/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-59

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2009
2/3/2010
2/4/2010
4/27/2010

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

April 27, 2010

S. 976

Introduced by Senators Cleary and Rose

S. Printed 4/27/10--S.

Read the first time January 12, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POWERS OF A COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO ADOPT BY ORDINANCE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PROPERTY OWNER SHALL KEEP A LOT OR OTHER PROPERTY CLEAN AND FREE OF RUBBISH SO AS NOT TO CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 4-9-30 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 113 of 1999, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(18)(a)    to provide by ordinance that the owner of a lot or property in the county shall keep that lot or property clean and free of rubbish, debris, and other unhealthy and unsightly material or conditions that constitute a public nuisance.

(b)    to provide by ordinance for notification to the owner of conditions needing correction, require that the owner take action as necessary to correct the conditions, provide the terms and conditions under which an employee of the county or a person employed for that purpose may go upon the property to correct the conditions, and provide that not more than the actual cost of the lot or property clean up becomes a lien upon the real estate and is collectable as a county tax."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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