H 3964 General Bill, By J.L.M. Cromer, M.O. Alexander, J.J. Bailey, 
R.S. Corning, Inabinett, H.H. Keyserling, S.G. Manly, C.Y. Waites and Wilkes
 A Bill to make it unlawful to park a vehicle in a clearly designated fire lane
 or a parking place or area which serves as a fire lane and is marked clearly
 "no parking", to provide an exception for certain vehicles, to provide a
 penalty, and to extend the provisions of this Act to public parking lots
 within police jurisdiction.

   04/30/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   04/30/91  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12

A BILL

TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO PARK A VEHICLE IN A CLEARLY DESIGNATED FIRE LANE OR A PARKING PLACE OR AREA WHICH SERVES AS A FIRE LANE AND IS MARKED CLEARLY "NO PARKING", TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT TO PUBLIC PARKING LOTS WITHIN POLICE JURISDICTION.

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

SECTION 1. It is unlawful to park a vehicle in a clearly designated fire lane or a parking place or area which serves as a fire lane and is marked clearly "no parking", except a vehicle of a volunteer fire department or a county or municipal fire department, a vehicle of a law enforcement agency, or an ambulance or other emergency medical vehicle.

A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each offense.

The provisions of this section extend to public parking lots within police jurisdiction pursuant to Section 23-1-15 of the 1976 Code.

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