South Carolina House Bill 3081 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-44
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-15-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MANUFACTURER OF A NEW MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS SOLD OR LEASED IN THIS STATE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EVENT DATA RECORDER OR A SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE SHALL DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE'S OWNER'S MANUAL AND ON ITS WINDOW STICKER, TO PROVIDE THAT A COMPANY THAT RENTS A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH THIS DEVICE MUST DISCLOSE ITS EXISTENCE IN THE COMPANY'S RENTAL AGREEMENT, TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "RECORDING DEVICE", TO RESTRICT THE USE OF CERTAIN DATA OBTAINED BY A RECORDING DEVICE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF A VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A RECORDING DEVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF RECORDING OR TRANSMITTING CERTAIN INFORMATION AND THAT CAPABILITY IS PART OF A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, THE FACT THAT THE INFORMATION MAY BE RECORDED OR TRANSMITTED MUST BE DISCLOSED IN THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE AGREEMENT.

Provide That A Manufacturer Of A New Motor Vehicle That Is Sold Or Leased In This State Which Is Equipped With An Event Data Recorder Or A Sensing And Diagnostic Module Shall Disclose This Information In The Motor Vehicle's Owner's Manual And On Its Window Sticker, To Provide That A Company That Rents A Motor Vehicle That Is Equipped With This Device Must Disclose Its Existence In The Company's Rental Agreement, To Provide A Definition For The Term "recording Device", To Restrict The Use Of Certain Data Obtained By A Recording Device, And To Provide That If A Vehicle Is Equipped With A Recording Device That Is Capable Of Recording Or Transmitting Certain Information And That Capability Is Part Of A Subscription Service, The Fact That The Information May Be Recorded Or Transmitted Must Be Disclosed In The Subscription Service Agreement.

Rep. Christopher Hart [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-44
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-43
2008-12-09		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2008-12-09		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	15	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3081&session=118