H 4547 General Bill, By Rutherford
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ALLOWABLE ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, AND
 PENALTIES FOR TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE PENALTY FOR DRIVING IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT
 BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF TEN MILES AN HOUR AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF
 THE FINE.

   02/16/10  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   02/16/10  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ALLOWABLE ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, AND PENALTIES FOR TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE PENALTY FOR DRIVING IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF TEN MILES AN HOUR AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FINE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-1520(G)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    in excess of the above posted limit but not in excess of ten miles an hour by a fine of not less than fifteen dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, or a fine of one hundred fifty dollars on a warning ticket that is a no point violation that is not reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles. One-half of this fine must be placed in the state's general fund, and the remaining one-half of this fine must be retained by the local governmental body that issued the warning ticket;"

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