S*1225(Rat #0699, Act #0570 of 1990)  General Bill, By Peeler, W.R. Lee, 
I.E. Lourie and T.H. Pope
 A Bill to amend Section 56-5-5350, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to inspection of motor vehicles, so as to allow the Department of
 Highways and Public Transportation to exempt vehicles subject to United States
 Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations instead
 of the Interstate Commerce Commission; and to amend the 1976 Code by adding
 Section 56-5-5351 so as to provide that a truck with more than four wheels or
 a tractor-trailer does not have to be elevated to be inspected and to exempt a
 component of such a vehicle which must be jacked up from inspection.-amended
 title

   02/08/90  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   02/08/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-16
   03/13/90  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-34
   03/14/90  Senate Read second time SJ-8
   03/20/90  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-16
   03/21/90  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   03/21/90  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-14
   05/24/90  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works HJ-16
   05/30/90  House  Amended HJ-19
   05/30/90  House  Debate interrupted HJ-21
   05/31/90  House  Objection by Rep. R. Brown, Hendricks, Simpson,
                     Harwell, D. Williams, HJ-54
   05/31/90  House  Objection by Rep. Cork & Taylor HJ-54
   05/31/90  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Simpson HJ-57
   05/31/90  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Hendricks & Cork HJ-58
   05/31/90  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. D. Williams HJ-59
   05/31/90  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Taylor HJ-60
   05/31/90  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Harwell HJ-61
   06/06/90  House  Read second time HJ-72
   06/07/90  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-22
   06/07/90  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-51
   06/07/90         Ratified R 699
   06/13/90         Signed By Governor
   06/13/90         Effective date 06/13/90
   06/13/90         Act No. 570
   07/02/90         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO EXEMPT VEHICLES SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS INSTEAD OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-5351 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TRUCK WITH MORE THAN FOUR WHEELS OR A TRACTOR-TRAILER DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ELEVATED TO BE INSPECTED AND TO EXEMPT A COMPONENT OF SUCH A VEHICLE WHICH MUST BE JACKED UP FROM INSPECTION.

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

Inspection and approval of vehicles

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-5350(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(c) The Department of Highways and Public Transportation may accept a certificate of inspection and approval issued by a qualified agency or department of another state and shall except from the provisions of this article all vehicles subject to the United States Department of Transportation federal motor carrier safety regulations."

Exemptions

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-5351. Any truck with more than four wheels or a tractor-trailer does not have to be jacked up or otherwise elevated in order to receive the inspection required by the provisions of this article. Any component of the inspection which can only be accomplished by the jacking up or elevation of a truck with more than four wheels or a tractor-trailer is hereby waived."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 13th day of June, 1990.