Bill > H5312

This bill aims to protect the privacy of individual campaign contributors by preventing the public disclosure of their street number and street name. It amends several sections of South Carolina law related to the filing of certified campaign reports and the reporting of contributions and expenditures, including those from legislative special interest caucuses. The South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, which generally allows public access to government records, will not apply to this specific information. Furthermore, the bill introduces penalties for violations, allowing individuals to recover a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for each report that improperly discloses their street information, and making intentional disclosure by state or local officials a misdemeanor punishable by fines or imprisonment.