H 3653 General Bill, By Chellis, Young, Bailey, Altman, Umphlett, Clemmons, 
Hinson, Toole, Viers, Miller, Barfield, Edge, Merrill, Witherspoon, J.R. Smith, 
Stewart, Perry, E.H. Pitts, Cato, Hamilton, G.R. Smith, Battle, J. Brown, 
Rivers, Bowers, Clyburn, Martin, Ceips, Herbkersman, Duncan and Bingham

Similar(S 418)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 56-5-2380 SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH
 WHEN FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

   02/19/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-25
   02/19/03  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-25
   05/01/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Altman
   06/03/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Umphlett
   01/15/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
   01/22/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hinson
   01/27/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
   02/04/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   02/05/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller
   03/09/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Barfield, Edge, Merrill, Witherspoon, J.R.Smith,
                     Stewart, Perry, E.H.Pitts, Cato, Hamilton,
                     G.R.Smith, Battle, J.Brown, Rivers, Bowers,
                     Clyburn, Martin, Ceips, Herbkersman, Duncan
   03/17/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2380 SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH WHEN FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 17, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-2380.    A person convicted of violating a provision contained in Sections 56-5-2310, 56-5-2320, 56-5-2330, 56-5-2350, 56-5-2360, or 56-5-2370 in which:

(1)    no great bodily injury or death resulted from the violation, in addition to any other penalty imposed for this violation, must be fined two hundred dollars, and have his driver's license, commercial driver license, or nonresident driving privilege suspended for thirty days;

(2)    great bodily injury resulted from the violation, in addition to any other penalty imposed for this violation, must be fined five hundred dollars and have his driver's license, commercial driver license, or nonresident driving privilege suspended for ninety days; or

(3)    death resulted from the violation, in addition to any other penalty imposed for this violation, must be fined one thousand dollars and have his driver's license, commercial driver license, or nonresident driving privilege suspended for six months."

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