South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 117

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts and Elliott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5649cm09.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3094

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Ambulances

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-125
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-125

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-4975 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE A VEHICLE THAT IS NO LONGER PERMITTED AND LICENSED AS AN AMBULANCE UNLESS THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT AND MARKINGS THAT DISTINGUISH IT AS AN AMBULANCE ARE REMOVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 35, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-4975.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to operate a vehicle that is no longer permitted and licensed as an ambulance pursuant to Title 44 unless the vehicle's exterior equipment and markings that distinguish it as an ambulance are removed. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years, or fined not less than five thousand dollars, or both.

(B)    This section does not apply to an eleemosynary or not-for-profit organization that uses an ambulance that is no longer permitted and licensed, whose exterior markings have been removed, in parades, fund raising activities, and other official functions."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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