S*1109 Session 106 (1985-1986)
S*1109(Rat #0446, Act #0405 of 1986) General Bill, By Senate Transportation
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Article 17
in Chapter 23 of Title 58, so as to enact the Public Transportation Passenger
Rights Act and provide penalties for violation.
03/06/86 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference SJ-839
03/25/86 Senate Read second time SJ-1194
04/03/86 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1430
04/09/86 House Introduced and read first time HJ-2253
04/09/86 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-2253
04/24/86 House Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
Works HJ-2577
04/30/86 House Read second time HJ-2713
05/01/86 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-2770
05/07/86 Ratified R 446
05/12/86 Signed By Governor
05/12/86 Effective date 05/12/86
05/12/86 Act No. 405
05/20/86 Copies available
(A405, R446, S1109)
AN ACT AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 IN
CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 58 SO AS TO ENACT THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER RIGHTS
ACT AND PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Public Transportation Passenger Rights Act
SECTION 1. Chapter 23 of Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Article 17
Public Transportation Passenger Rights Act
Section 58-23-1810. This article may be cited as the Public Transportation
Passenger Rights Act.
Section 58-23-1820. For purposes of this article:
(a) 'passenger' means any individual served by a public transportation
provider including charter bus activities;
(b) 'bus' means any passenger bus or other motor vehicle having a seating
capacity of not less than ten passengers operated by a public transportation
provider for the purpose of carrying passengers, including charter passengers;
(c) 'public transportation' is as defined in item (10) of Section 58-25-20;
(d) 'public transportation provider' means any operator who offers or
delivers public transportation;
(e) 'public transportation vehicle' means any configuration of equipment for
the purpose of providing public transportation.
Section 58-23-1830. (a) It is unlawful for any passenger to commit any of the
following acts in a bus or any other public transportation vehicle:
(1) discard litter, except into receptacles designated for that purpose;
(2) play any radio, cassette, cartridge, tape player, or similar device
unless controlled by the operator, unless the device is connected to an earphone
that limits the sound to the hearing of the individual user;
(3) carry or possess any weapon, explosives, acids, other dangerous
articles, or live animals, except for a seeing eye dog or a hearing ear dog
properly harnessed and accompanied by its owner, small animals properly packaged,
or weapons carried by or animals used by a law enforcement official;
(4) obstruct, hinder, interfere with, or otherwise disrupt or disturb the
operation or operator of a public transportation vehicle;
(5) board a public transportation bus through the rear exit door, unless
so directed by an employee or agent of the carrier;
(6) use profane, indecent, or obscene language or actions on a public
transportation vehicle, or conduct himself in a boisterous fashion while on a
public transportation vehicle.
(b) Intoxicated persons may be excluded from riding in any public
transportation vehicle by the vehicle's driver or operator.
(c) The driver of any public transportation vehicle may refuse to transport
any person who insists on boarding the vehicle in a manner that will obviously
violate any of the above provisions.
(d) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction for a first
offense must be imprisoned for not more than thirty days or fined not more than
two hundred dollars, for a second offense, imprisoned for not more than sixty
days or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both, and for a third or
subsequent offense, imprisoned for not more than ninety days or fined not more
than one thousand dollars, or both."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |