S*1366 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S*1366(Rat #0464, Act #0439 of 1996) General Bill, By Holland
Similar(H 4929)
A Bill to amend Section 58-23-80, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to penalties for violating certain motor vehicle carrier laws, so as
to provide that corporate officers, agents, or employees or other persons
operating as a passenger carrier who violate or who aid and abet in the
violation of certification and registration requirements are guilty of a
misdemeanor and are subject to specified penalties for violation, and to
provide that corporate officers, agents, or employees or other persons
operating as a carrier of household goods or as a carrier of hazardous waste
for disposal who violate or who aid and abet in the violation of certification
and registration requirements are guilty of a misdemeanor and are subject to
other specified penalties for violation; and to repeal Section 15-9-340 of the
1976 Code relating to service of process on motor vehicle carriers.
04/17/96 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
04/17/96 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
04/24/96 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-19
04/25/96 Senate Read second time SJ-55
04/25/96 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-55
04/26/96 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
04/30/96 House Introduced and read first time HJ-27
04/30/96 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-28
05/21/96 House Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-139
05/22/96 House Read second time HJ-77
05/23/96 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-21
05/30/96 Ratified R 464
06/04/96 Signed By Governor
06/04/96 Effective date 06/04/96
07/09/96 Copies available
07/09/96 Act No. 439
(A439, R464, S1366)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-80, CODE OF LAWS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE CARRIER LAWS, SO AS
TO PROVIDE THAT CORPORATE OFFICERS, AGENTS, OR
EMPLOYEES OR OTHER PERSONS OPERATING AS A
PASSENGER CARRIER WHO VIOLATE OR WHO AID AND ABET
IN THE VIOLATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ARE
SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND TO
PROVIDE THAT CORPORATE OFFICERS, AGENTS, OR
EMPLOYEES OR OTHER PERSONS OPERATING AS A CARRIER
OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS OR AS A CARRIER OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE FOR DISPOSAL WHO VIOLATE OR WHO AID AND ABET
IN THE VIOLATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ARE
SUBJECT TO OTHER SPECIFIED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION;
AND TO REPEAL SECTION 15-9-340 OF THE 1976 CODE
RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS ON MOTOR VEHICLE
CARRIERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Penalties for certain violations
SECTION 1. Section 58-23-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-23-80. Every officer, agent, or employee of any
corporation and every other person who wilfully violates or fails to
comply with or who procures, aids, or abets in the violation of any
provision of Articles 1 through 12 of this chapter or who fails to obey,
observe, or comply with any lawful order, decision, regulation, direction,
demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or provision
thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined
not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or
imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days. Any
officer, agent, or employee of a corporation or any other person
operating as a passenger carrier who violates or who aids and abets in the
violation of the provisions of Section 58-23-40 is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one
hundred dollars for a first offense, not less than five hundred dollars for
a second offense, and for third and subsequent offenses not less than one
thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed thirty days, or
both. Any officer, agent, or employee of a corporation or any other
person operating as a carrier of household goods or as a carrier of
hazardous waste for disposal who violates or who aids and abets in the
violation of the provisions of the certification and registration
requirements contained in Section 58-23-40 is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, must be fined as provided in Section 58-23-590(E).
No violation may be charged more than once for any single given
load."
Repeal
SECTION 2. Section 15-9-340 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 4th day of June, 1996. |