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Session 113 - (1999-2000)Printer Friendly
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H 3518 General Bill, By Barfield, Sharpe, Wilder, McKay, Altman, Lloyd, Maddox, Fleming, Parks, Delleney, T. Brown, Harrison, Cotty, Kelley, Leach, Phillips, Rutherford and Witherspoon
Summary: Motor vehicle traffic violations, careless operation of; law enforcement officers may charge person with
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1940 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HAS THE DISCRETION TO CHARGE A PERSON WITH CARELESS OPERATION OF A VEHICLE AS DEFINED BY LOCAL ORDINANCE IN LIEU OF DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS OR SPEEDING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR THE EVALUATION OF A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CARELESS OPERATION IS A ZERO POINT VIOLATION.
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02/11/99House Introduced and read first time HJ-22
02/11/99House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-22



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