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18     TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, AS AMENDED, OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO GENERAL RULES AS TO
19     MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS AND WHEN LOWER SPEEDS MAY BE REQUIRED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FIVE
20     DOLLARS OF EACH FINE LEVIED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION FOR VIOLATIONS EXCEEDING
21     FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
22     PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HIRING AND TRAINING TROOPERS, AND PURCHASING EQUIPMENT AND
23     PATROL VEHICLES FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
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25           Section 56-5-1520(f), as last amended by Section 36R, Part II, Act 497 of 1994, is further amended to read:
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27           "(f) In expending the funds credited to the state general fund from fines generated under subsection (d), the department first shall
28     consider the need for additional highway patrolmen.  Five dollars of the fines listed in subsection (d)(3) and (4) must be credited to the
29     department to be used for hiring and training troopers, and purchasing equipment and patrol vehicles for the department."
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