S 963 Session 114 (2001-2002) S 0963(Rat #0292) General Bill, By Martin A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR UNLAWFULLY PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OFFENSE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS THAT PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PASS A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS MUST BE TRIED IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AND PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR PRIOR OFFENSES.-amended title 01/31/02 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9 01/31/02 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9 03/06/02 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-13 03/07/02 Senate Amended SJ-31 03/07/02 Senate Read second time SJ-31 03/12/02 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-18 03/13/02 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9 03/13/02 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-9 04/11/02 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-1 04/17/02 House Amended HJ-32 04/17/02 House Read second time HJ-32 04/18/02 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-47 04/23/02 Senate House amendment amended SJ-10 04/23/02 Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-10 04/25/02 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-27 05/08/02 Ratified R 292 05/14/02 Vetoed by Governor 01/16/03 Veto sustained Yeas-045 Nays-000 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
March 6, 2002 March 7, 2002 April 11, 2002 April 17, 2002 April 18, 2002 April 23, 2002 NOTE: THIS COPY IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION. (R292, S963) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR UNLAWFULLY PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OFFENSE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS THAT PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PASS A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS MUST BE TRIED IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT, AND PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR PRIOR OFFENSES. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Unlawfully passing a stopped school bus SECTION 1. Section 56-5-2780(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 138 of 1995, is amended to read: "(A) A driver of a vehicle violating Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bail for a first offense must be fined not less than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. In lieu of imprisonment, the court may require that the individual complete an appropriate term of community service of not fewer than ten days upon terms and conditions the court considers proper. A first offense for a violation of Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e) must be tried exclusively in magistrate's court. Upon conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bail for a second or subsequent violation of Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e), a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than two thousand dollars or more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not fewer than thirty days and not more than sixty days. For purposes of this section, only those offenses which occurred within a period of five years including and immediately preceding the date of the last offense shall constitute prior offenses." Time effective SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Ratified the 8th day of May, 2002. __________________________________________ President of the Senate ___________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2002. ___________________________________________ Governor
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