South Carolina H 3155: Athlete Agents

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2025-2026 Bill 3155 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3155

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Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
23-1-235 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE ONLY CERTAIN ENTITIES MAY 
USE AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE THE LOCATIONS WHERE 
THE SYSTEM MAY BE INSTALLED, TO PROVIDE HOW INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE 
SYSTEM MAY BE USED, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
23-1-235. (A) As used in this 
section:

 (1) 
"Alert" means data held by the Department of Motor Vehicles, SLED, the 
Department of Public Safety, the National Crime Information Center, and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation Kidnappings and Missing Persons database.

 (2) 
"Automatic license plate reader system" means a system of one or more mobile or 
fixed automated high speed cameras used in combination with computer algorithms 
to convert images of license plates into computer readable data.

 (3) 
"Captured plate data" means the global positioning device coordinates, date and 
time, photograph, license plate number, and any other data captured by or 
derived from any automatic license plate reader system. Captured plate data 
shall not include any personal data.

 (4) 
"Governmental entity" means a lawfully created branch, department, or agency of 
the federal, state, or local government.

 (5) 
"Secured area" means an area, enclosed by clear boundaries, to which access is 
limited and not open to the public, and entry is obtainable only through 
specific access control points.

 (B) 
Except as provided in subsection (C), it is unlawful for an individual, 
partnership, corporation, association, or this State, its agencies, and 
political subdivisions to use an automatic license plate reader system.

 (C) An 
automatic license plate reader system may be used:

 (1) 
by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency for the comparison of 
captured license plate data with data held by the Department of Motor Vehicles, 
SLED, the Department of Public Safety, the National Crime Information Center, a 
database created by law enforcement for the purposes of an ongoing 
investigation;

 (2) 
by parking enforcement entities for regulating the use of parking facilities;

 (3) 
for the purpose of controlling access to secured areas; or

 (4) 
by the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation for the 
electronic verification of registration, logs, and other compliance data to 
provide more efficient movement of commercial vehicles on a state highway.

 (D) An 
automatic license plate reader system used under this section must be installed 
at an entrance ramp at a weigh station facility for the review of a commercial 
motor vehicle entering the facility.

 (E) 
Captured plate data obtained for the purposes described under this section must 
not be used or shared for any other purpose and shall not be preserved for more 
than ninety days.

 (F) 
Captured license plate data obtained by an entity under this section must be 
retained as part of an ongoing investigation and must be destroyed at the 
conclusion of either:

 (1) 
an investigation that does not result in any criminal charges being filed; or

 (2) 
any criminal action undertaken in the matter involving the captured license 
plate data.

 (G) A 
governmental entity that uses an automatic license plate reader system under 
this section shall update the captured plate data collected under this section 
every twenty-four hours if updates are available.

 (H) 
Except as provided under subsection (I), a governmental entity authorized to 
use an automatic license plate reader system under this section shall not sell, 
trade, or exchange captured plate data for any purpose.

 (I) 
Captured license plate data obtained by a law enforcement agency under this 
section that indicates evidence of an offense may be shared with other law 
enforcement agencies.

 (J) A 
person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, 
upon conviction must be imprisoned not more than one year.

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

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