S 0527 General Bill, By Hutto
 A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 1, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE ACT,
 BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-2155 SO AS TO IMPOSE LANE RESTRICTIONS ON COMMERCIAL
 MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS DRIVING TRUCKS WITH THREE OR MORE AXLES ON CERTAIN
 PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, FREEWAYS, AND MULTILANE DIVIDED
 PRIMARY HIGHWAYS LOCATED IN THIS STATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2156,
 RELATING TO ASSESSMENT OF POINTS AGAINST A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR
 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE LANE RESTRICTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE ASSESSMENT OF
 POINTS IN THAT INSTANCE.

   03/29/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   03/29/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4

TO AMEND ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 1, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-2155 SO AS TO IMPOSE LANE RESTRICTIONS ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS DRIVING TRUCKS WITH THREE OR MORE AXLES ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, FREEWAYS, AND MULTILANE DIVIDED PRIMARY HIGHWAYS LOCATED IN THIS STATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2156, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT OF POINTS AGAINST A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE LANE RESTRICTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS IN THAT INSTANCE.

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

SECTION 1. Article 13, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-1-2155. (A) A commercial motor vehicle driver, as licensed pursuant to this article, may not drive a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 56-1-2030 and 49 CFR 383.5, that is equipped with three or more axles in the far left lane of a highway in the interstate system, a freeway, or a multilane divided primary highway in this State in any portion of that interstate highway, freeway, or divided primary highway made up of three or more lanes for movement of traffic in the same direction. A commercial motor vehicle driver who violates this section is punishable in accordance with Sections 56-1-2156, 56-1-2160, and 56-5-6190.

(B) For purposes of this section a highway in the interstate system is as defined in Sections 56-5-616 and 57-5-20 and a freeway is as defined in Section 56-5-615."

SECTION 2. Section 56-1-2156 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 17 of 1999, is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-2156. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a commercial motor vehicle driver may not be assessed points against his driving record for failing to comply with lane restrictions posted imposed on the interstate highway system, by the Department of Transportation freeways, and multilane divided primary highways of this State pursuant to Section 56-1-2155. For purposes of this section, a driver record means a commercial driver's license issued pursuant to Article 13, Chapter 1 of Title 56 and a driver's license issued pursuant to Section 56-1-130 for which points are assessed in Section 56-1-720."

SECTION 3. The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to violations occurring on or after that date.