2015-2016 Bill 3059: Campaign Signs - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 3059

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Rep. Gilliard

Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22664zw15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Campaign signs

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

12/11/2014 House Prefiled

12/11/2014 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/13/2015 House Introduced and read first time (House Journalpage79)

1/13/2015 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journalpage79)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2014

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 725210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VANDALIZING OR REMOVING CAMPAIGN SIGNS, SO AS TO ALLOW CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE TWENTYONE CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING AN ELECTION TO REMOVE LAWFULLY PLACED CAMPAIGN SIGNS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 725210 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 116 of 2005, is amended to read:

“Section 725210. (A) It is unlawful to deface, vandalize, tamper with, or remove a lawfully placed political campaign sign prior to the election without the permission of the candidate or party.

(B) This section does not apply to a governmental entity when a political campaign sign is removed because of noncompliance with applicable law, or because an employee of the governmental entity removing the sign is working within the course and scope of his employment.

(C) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (A) or (D) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

(D) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a candidate for elective office has twentyone calendar days after the applicable election to remove his lawfully placed campaign signs. Lawfully placed campaign signs that are not removed within the twentyone day period provided by this subsection, may be removed by the appropriate state, municipal, or county maintenance, or law enforcement entity.”

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

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