Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:284 Primary Sponsor:Hinds Committee Number:15 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Two-wheeled vehicles, helmet and goggles Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Computer Document Number:284 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hinds Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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284 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 15
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284 Senate Nov 05, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 15
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-3660 AND 56-5-3670, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF WEARING A PROTECTIVE HELMET AND GOGGLES FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE WHILE OPERATING A TWO-WHEELED MOTORIZED VEHICLE, SO AS TO MAKE THESE SECTIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PERSONS OPERATING THIS VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-3660 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-3660. It shall be is unlawful for any a person under the age of twenty-one to operate or ride upon a two-wheeled motorized vehicle unless he wears a protective helmet of a type approved by the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Such a helmet must be equipped with either a neck or chin strap and be reflectorized on both sides thereof. The department is hereby authorized to adopt and amend may promulgate regulations covering the types of helmets and the specifications therefor for them and to may establish and maintain a list of approved helmets which meet the specifications as established hereunder under the provisions of this section."
SECTION 2. Section 56-5-3670 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-3670. It shall be is unlawful for any a person under the age of twenty-one to operate a two-wheeled motorized vehicle unless he wears goggles or a face shield of a type approved by the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The department is hereby authorized to adopt and amend may promulgate regulations covering types of goggles and face shields and the specifications therefor for them and to may establish and maintain a list of approved goggles and face shields which meet the specifications as established hereunder under the provisions of this section."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.