Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3186 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Weight limits on secondary highway system Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:436/11095.DW Introduced Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 09, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3186 House Jan 09, 1991 Introduced and read first 21
time, referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-4140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WEIGHT LIMITS FOR VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE LIMITS FOR VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE SECONDARY HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-4140 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"(4) Except on the secondary highway system, a vehicle is limited to a weight of twenty thousand, five hundred pounds an axle, irrespective of the distance between axles and an overall maximum gross weight of fifty thousand pounds."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.