S*0139(Rat #0307, Act #0300 of 1988)  General Bill, By Setzler
 A Bill to amend Section 57-7-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to depositing foreign substances on highways, so as to provide for
 additional penalties when any person knowingly, with malicious intent,
 violates the provisions of this Section or when personal injury or death
 results from a violation.-amended title

   11/24/86  Senate Prefiled
   11/24/86  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/13/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-92
   01/13/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-92
   04/22/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-1430
   04/23/87  Senate Read second time SJ-1495
   04/28/87  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1536
   04/29/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2216
   04/29/87  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2216
   06/03/87  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-3573
   06/04/87  House  Read second time HJ-3697
   01/14/88  House  Reconsider vote whereby read second time HJ-410
   01/14/88  House  Amended HJ-410
   01/14/88  House  Read second time HJ-411
   01/19/88  House   Read third time HJ-370
   01/19/88  House  Returned HJ-370
   01/20/88  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-13
   01/28/88         Ratified R 307
   02/02/88         Signed By Governor
   02/02/88         Effective date 02/02/88
   02/02/88         Act No. 300
   02/16/88         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-7-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEPOSITING FOREIGN SUBSTANCES ON HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL PENALTIES WHEN ANY PERSON KNOWINGLY, WITH MALICIOUS INTENT, VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR WHEN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH RESULTS FROM A VIOLATION.

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

Deposit

SECTION 1. Section 57-7-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-7-20. (A) No person may place, throw, or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance or object likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon the highway. Any person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall remove it immediately or cause it to be removed. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from the vehicle. A violation of any of the provisions of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days.

(B) If any person knowingly, with malicious intent, violates subsection (A), he must be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten nor more than sixty days.

(C) If any person knowingly, with malicious intent, violates the provisions of subsection (B) and causes personal injury, upon conviction, he must be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than one nor more than three years, or both.

(D) If any person knowingly, with malicious intent, violates the provisions of subsection (C) and a death results, upon conviction, he must be punished as provided in Section 16-3-20."

Time effective

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