Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1257 Primary Sponsor:Hinson Committee Number:15 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Safety belts at license checpoint, violation deleted Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Computer Document Number:CYY/18757.SD Introduced Date:Feb 04, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 04, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hinson Wilson McConnell Russell Giese Rose Setzler Shealy Mitchell Martschink Gilbert Washington Matthews Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1257 Senate Feb 04, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 15
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY BELTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION WHICH ALLOWS A VIOLATION TO BE CHARGED WHEN A PERSON IS STOPPED FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR REGISTRATION CHECK AT A CHECKPOINT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-6540(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) A law enforcement officer may not stop a driver for a violation of this article in the absence of another violation of the motor vehicle laws except when the stop is made in conjunction with a driver's license check or registration check conducted at a checkpoint established to stop all drivers on a certain road for a period of time. A citation for a violation of this article must not be issued without citing the violation that initially caused the officer to effect the enforcement stop."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.