Bill Text: SC H4318 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 4318 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Cable Service Providers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-04 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry [H4318 Detail]

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-12-15 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CABLE SERVICE PROVIDER TO ISSUE REFUNDS TO CUSTOMERS DUE TO AN INTERRUPTION IN SERVICE.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 12, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-12-15. Notwithstanding another provision of law, cable service providers must issue a pro rata refund to customers due to an interruption in cable service within fourteen days of the interruption in service. Noncompliance with this section results in a fine to the cable service provider in the amount of ten thousand dollars per day."

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