South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3562

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Simrill, Kennedy, Delleney, Hardee, Hixon, D.C. Moss and Tallon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5134cm13.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 168

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Uniform traffic ticket

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/19/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 44)
   2/19/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 44)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/19/2013

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET MUST BE USED IN AN ARREST FOR A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES COURT THAT IS COMMITTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-7-10.    (A)    There will be a uniform traffic ticket used by all law enforcement officers in arrests for traffic offenses and for the following additional offenses:

Offense                                                         Citation

Interfering with Police Officer

Serving Process                                                Section 16-5-50

Dumping Trash on

Highway/Private Property                                Section 16-11-700

Indecent Exposure                                                Section 16-15-130

Disorderly Conduct                                            Section 16-17-530

Damaging Highway                                            Section 57-7-10

Place Glass, Nails, Etc. on Highway                    Section 57-7-20

Obstruction of Highway by

Railroad Cars, Etc.                                         Section 57-7-240

Signs Permitted on Interstate                                Section 57-25-140

Brown Bagging                                                    Section 61-5-20

Drinking Liquors in Public Conveyance            Section 61-13-360

Poles Dragging on Highway                                Section 57-7-80

Open Container                                                    Section 61-9-87

Purchase or Possession of Beer

or Wine by a Person Under Age                    Section 63-19-2440

Purchase or Possession of

Alcoholic Liquor by a Person                        Section 63-19-2450

Under Age Twenty-One

Unlawful Possession and Consumption

of Alcoholic Liquors                                        Section 61-5-30

Sale of Beer or Wine on

Which Tax Has Not Been Paid                        Section 61-9-20

Falsification of Age to Purchase

Beer or Wine                                                    Section 61-9-50

Unlawful Purchase of Beer or Wine for a

Person Who Cannot Legally Buy                    Section 61-9-60

Unlawful Sale or Purchase of Beer or

Wine, Giving False Information as to

Age, Buying Beer or Wine Unlawfully

for Another                                                        Section 61-9-85

Employment of a Person Under

the Age of Twenty-One as an Employee

in Retail or Wholesale or Manufacturing

Liquor Business                                                Section 61-13-340

Failure to Remove Doors from

Abandoned Refrigerators                                Section 16-3-1010

Malicious Injury to Animals or

Personal Property                                            Section 16-11-510

Timber, Logs, or Lumber Cutting,

Removing, Transporting Without    Permission,

Valued at Less Than Fifty Dollars                    Section 16-11-580

Littering                                                                Section 16-11-700

Larceny of a Bicycle Valued at Less

Than One Hundred Dollars                            Section 16-13-80

Cock Fighting                                                        Section 16-17-650

Ticket Scalping                                                    Section 16-17-710

Glue Sniffing                                                        Section 44-53-1110

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-755

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-600

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-610

Trespassing                                                            Section 16-11-620

Negligent Operation of Watercraft;

Operation of Watercraft While Under

Influence of Alcohol or Drugs                        Section 50-21-110

Negligence of Boat Livery to Provide

Proper Equipment and Registration                Section 50-21-120

Interference with Aids to Navigation or

Regulatory Markers or Operation of

Watercraft in Prohibited Area                         Section 50-21-170

Operation of Watercraft Without a Certificate

of Title                                                            Section 50-23-190

Parking on private property without

permission                                                        Section 16-11-760

Certificate of Veterinary Inspection; Requirement

for Out-of-State Livestock    or Poultry            Section 47-4-60

Inhibition of Livestock Inspection                        Section 47-4-120

Imported Swine                                                    Section 47-6-50

Operating Equine Sales Facility or

Livestock Market Without Permit                    Section 47-11-20

Liability of Person Removing Livestock for

Slaughter                                                            Section 47-11-120

Notice to Disinfect                                                Section 47-13-310

Quarantine of Livestock or Poultry                    Section 47-4-70

Unlawful for Horse to Enter State Unless

Tested                                                                Section 47-13-1350

Quarantine of Exposed Horses                            Section 47-13-1360

Proof of Test Required for Public

Assembly of Horses                                        Section 47-13-1370

False Certificates                                                Section 47-13-1390

Unlawful to Feed Garbage to Swine                    Section 47-15-20

Notification Required from Certain

Persons Disposing of Garbage                        Section 47-15-40

Sale of Uninspected Meat and Meat Products    Section 47-17-60

Sale of Uninspected Poultry and

Poultry Products                                                Section 47-19-70

(B)    In addition to the offenses contained in subsection (A), a uniform traffic ticket may be used in an arrest for a misdemeanor offense within the jurisdiction of magistrates court that has been freshly committed or is committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer.

(C)    No other ticket may be used for these offenses. The service of the uniform traffic ticket shall vest all traffic, recorders', and magistrates' courts with jurisdiction to hear and to dispose of the charge for which the ticket was issued and served. This ticket will be designed by the department and approved by the Attorney General within thirty days of submission by the department. A law enforcement agency may utilize computers and other electronic devices to issue uniform traffic citations and store information resulting from the issuance of a traffic citation if this method of issuing a citation has been approved by the Department of Public Safety."

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

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