Bill Text: SC S0437 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Towing companies

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - Referred to Subcommittee: Cleary (ch), Ford, S.Martin, Gregory [S0437 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-S0437-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-7-31 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TOWING COMPANY OPERATING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF A MUNICIPALITY IS NOT SUBJECT TO A BUSINESS LICENSE TAX UNLESS THE TOWING COMPANY MAINTAINS A PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 7, Title 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 5-7-31.    A towing company operating within the corporate limits of a municipality is not subject to a business license tax imposed under the provisions of Section 5-7-30 unless the towing company maintains a place of business within the corporate limits of the municipality."

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