South Carolina General Assembly
105th Session, 1983-1984

Bill 246

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               246
Ratification Number:       129
Act Number                 74
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Recipients of the Medal of Honor to park
                           in metered or timed places
           without being subject to parking fees or fines
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(A74, R129, S246)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1855 SO AS TO ALLOW RECIPIENTS OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO PARK IN METERED OR TIMED PLACES WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO PARKING FEES OR FINES.

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

Parking without being subject to fees or fines

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-3-1855. Any person who has been issued a license plate under the provisions of Section 56-3-1850 is allowed to park in metered or timed parking places without being subject to parking fees or fines. This section has no application to those areas or during those times in which the stopping, parking, or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles. As a condition to this privilege, a vehicle must display a distinguishing license plate which is issued by the department for the vehicles registered to recipients of the Medal of Honor."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.