South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4500

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Gilliard, Anderson and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5014cm14.docx

Introduced in the House on January 15, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Helmet requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/15/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 26)
   1/15/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 26)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/15/2014

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A 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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