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S. 1046
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Anderson
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Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2012
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Helmet requirement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2011 Senate Prefiled
12/5/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
1/10/2012 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 27)
1/10/2012 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 27)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-3660, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE WEARING OF A HELMET BY CERTAIN PERSONS WHO OPERATE OR RIDE UPON A TWO-WHEELED MOTORIZED VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO ALL PERSONS WHO OPERATE OR RIDE UPON A TWO-WHEELED MOTORIZED VEHICLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-3660 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-3660. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one to operate or ride upon a two-wheeled motorized vehicle unless he wears a protective helmet of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety. Such a helmet must be equipped with either a neck or chin strap and be reflectorized on both sides thereof. The department is hereby authorized to adopt and amend regulations covering the types of helmets and the specifications therefor and to establish and maintain a list of approved helmets which meet the specifications as established hereunder."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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