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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3031 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010109 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Davenport, Witherspoon, Walker, Simrill, Stille, Rodgers Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20007sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Motor vehicle insurance, uninsured motorist not paying fee may not be awarded damages if accident fault of History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010116 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Rodgers House 20010109 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee House 20001206 Prefiled, referred to Committee 26 HLCI Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-215 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE AWARDING OF DAMAGES IN FAVOR OF A PERSON WHO IS INJURED WHILE OPERATING HIS MOTOR VEHICLE IF HIS INJURIES RESULTED FROM HIS OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND IF HE DID NOT HAVE IN EFFECT FOR THAT VEHICLE THE FINANCIAL SECURITY REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE AT THE TIME THE INJURY OCCURRED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-77-215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, damages shall not be assessed in favor of a person who is operating his motor vehicle and his injuries resulted from his operation of the vehicle if he did not have in effect for that vehicle the financial security required by the laws of this State at the time the injury occurred, including specifically a person who has failed to register an uninsured motor vehicle and failed to pay the requisite uninsured motorist fee pursuant to Article 5, Chapter 10, Title 56."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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