Current Status Bill Number:877 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980114 Primary Sponsor:Rankin All Sponsors:Rankin and Reese Drafted Document Number:res1524.lar Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Committee 15 ST Subject:Commercial motor vehicles, gross vehicle weight rating; manufacturer's maximum weight load
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980114 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST
referred to Committee
Senate 19971215 Prefiled, referred to Committee 15 ST
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2030(18), CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING TO MEAN THE WEIGHT OR VALUE SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LOAD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-2030(18) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(18) `Gross vehicle weight rating' means the actual weight or the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or a combination vehicle or the registered gross weight, whichever is greater. The gross vehicle weight rating of a combination vehicle (commonly referred to as the `gross combination weight rating') is the gross vehicle weight rating of the power unit plus the gross vehicle weight rating of a towed unit."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.