H 4572 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 4572 General Bill, By Jennings, Barfield, J.M. Baxley, Beck, Boan,
Cobb-Hunter, J.L.M. Cromer, J.G. Felder, Gamble, Hamilton, Haskins, J. Hines,
M. Hines, Leach, Littlejohn, Mason, Phillips, Seithel, R. Smith, E.C. Stoddard,
Tripp, Walker, Whatley, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins and Witherspoon
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5015, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO SUNSCREEN DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE COMBINED LIGHT
TRANSMISSION OF THE SUNSCREENING DEVICE WITH THE FACTORY OR MANUFACTURER
INSTALLED SUNSCREENING MATERIAL THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON A MOTOR VEHICLE'S
SIDE WINGS, OR SIDE WINDOWS AND REAR WINDOWS.
02/04/98 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9
02/04/98 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-9
04/23/98 House Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Harris HJ-12
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5015, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
SUNSCREEN DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE COMBINED
LIGHT TRANSMISSION OF THE SUNSCREENING DEVICE
WITH THE FACTORY OR MANUFACTURER INSTALLED
SUNSCREENING MATERIAL THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON
A MOTOR VEHICLE'S SIDE WINGS, OR SIDE WINDOWS AND
REAR WINDOWS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-5015(C) and (D) of the 1976 Code, as
last amended by Act 462 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"(C) A single sunscreening device may be installed on the side
wings or side windows, or both, located at the immediate right and
left of the driver and the side windows behind the driver. The
sunscreening device must be nonreflective and the combined light
transmission of the sunscreening device with the factory or
manufacturer installed sunscreening material must not be less than
twenty-seven fifty percent.
(D)(1) A sunscreening device to be applied to the rear-most
window must be nonreflective and have a light transmission of not
less than twenty twenty-seven percent. If a
sunscreening device is used on the rear-most window, one right and
one left outside rearview mirror is required.
(2) Beginning January 1, 1993 1999, a single
sunscreening device to be applied to the rear-most window must be
nonreflective and the combined light transmission of the
sunscreening device with the factory or manufacturer installed
sunscreening material must not be less than twenty-seven
fifty percent. If a sunscreening device is used on the
rear-most window, one right and one left outside rearview mirror is
required.
(3) A motor vehicle with a sunscreening device which complied
with the requirements of item (1) at the time of installation is not
considered to be in violation of this section on January 1,
1993 1999, so long as the original sunscreen device
is in place."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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