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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 31 TO TITLE 37 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, PROHIBIT CERTAIN TELEPHONIC SALES CALLS, PROHIBIT CERTAIN COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE SELLERS FROM USING CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY, TO PROVIDE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION FOR CERTAIN CALLS MADE TO ANY AREA CODE IN THIS STATE, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN AUTOMATED DIALING OR RECORDED MESSAGES, TO PROVIDE FOR A CERTAIN TIME FRAME FOR COMMERCIAL CALLS, TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF CALLS, TO PROVIDE FOR EXEMPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR REMEDIES.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3995 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED AND A SCHEDULE OF POINTS FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT SIGNS ADVISING MOTORISTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; BY REPEALING SECTION 56-5-3890 RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL ISSUE WARNINGS FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT DURING THE NINETY-DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING ITS EFFECTIVE DATE; AND TO PROVIDE AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL ISSUE A REPORT CONTAINING THE AGE, GENDER, AND RACE OF EVERY DRIVER ISSUED A CITATION.