South Carolina Senate Bill 344

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-09 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-9-130 So As To Require A Motor Vehicle Dealer Who Charges A Closing Fee To Pay A Registration Fee And Require That The Fee Must Be Included In The Advertised Price Of The Motor Vehicle; To Define The Term Closing Fee; To Establish The Procedures A Dealer Shall Undertake Before Charging A Closing Fee And To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Determine Whether A Closing Fee Is Reasonable; To Provide That A Dealer Who Complies With Certain Statutory Requirements May Lawfully Charge A Closing Fee, To Allow A Motor Vehicle Dealer To Assert Any Defenses Provided To A Creditor Pursuant To Title 37, And To Allow A Purchaser Injured Or Damaged By The Action Of A Motor Vehicle Dealer In Violation Of Certain Statutory Requirements May Assert The Remedies Available Pursuant To Title 37; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Administer And Enforce Motor Vehicle Dealer Closing Fees, And To Express The Intent Of The General Assembly, And By Repealing Section 37-2-307 Relating To Motor Vehicle Sales Contracts Closing Fees.

Auto Closing Fees

Sen. Shane Massey [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-09		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	2	307	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	9	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0344&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/344_20230110.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/344_20230209.htm