Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3135 Primary Sponsor:Lanford Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicles, inoperable Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Computer Document Number:3135 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Lanford Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3135 House Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 27
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3135 House Dec 27, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 27
Committee
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TO REQUIRE THE OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY ON WHICH ARE SITUATED TWO OR MORE INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES TO ENCLOSE THE VEHICLES IN A BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY OR TO SCREEN THE VEHICLES FROM SIGHT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE NATURE OF THE SCREENING, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. A person who owns real property on which are situated two or more inoperable motor vehicles is required to enclose the vehicles in a building on the property or to screen the vehicles from the sight of passersby traveling on roads, streets, or highways adjacent to or near the property. This screening must be accomplished by a natural barrier of trees or shrubbery or of similar or related vegetation.
A person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of three hundred dollars or imprisonment of ninety days or both.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1992.