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H. 3085
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Ceips
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Introduced in the House on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Procedures when stopped by law enforcement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/13/2006 House Prefiled
12/13/2006 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/9/2007 House Introduced and read first time HJ-53
1/9/2007 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-53
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS MUST ACTIVATE THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR LIGHTS AND OPEN THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WINDOW WHEN STOPPED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-3910. (A) The operator of a motor vehicle equipped with interior lights, when stopped by a law enforcement officer from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise, must:
(1) activate the vehicle's interior lights; and
(2) open the vehicle's front window.
(B) A person who wilfully violates this provision must be fined twenty-five dollars. A violation of this provision does not constitute a criminal offense, and must not be included in the person's motor vehicle records."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor.
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