South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 4235


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4235
Primary Sponsor:                Manly
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Traffic control stop signals,
                                avoidance of
Residing Body:                  House
Computer Document Number:       BBM/9679.JM
Introduced Date:                Jan 22, 1992
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Jan 29, 1992
Last History Type:              Referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Manly
                                Barber
                                Baker
                                Clyborne
                                Haskins
                                Neilson
                                Cork
                                Jaskwhich
                                Holt
                                Felder
                                Canty
                                M.O. Alexander
                                Anderson
                                Cato
                                Wilkins
                                Vaughn
                                A. Young
                                J. Bailey
                                Beatty
                                Kempe
                                Inabinett
                                Byrd
                                Shissias
                                Whipper
                                McGinnis
                                Riser
                                Meacham
                                Wells
                                D. Elliott
                                Houck
                                Kennedy
                                G. Bailey
                                Fair
                                Mattos
                                Harrison
                                Waites
                                McCraw
                                Stone
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 4235  House   Jan 29, 1992  Referred to Committee           21
 4235  House   Jan 29, 1992  Recalled from Committee         26
 4235  House   Jan 22, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    26
                             referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2780 SO AS TO MAKE IT A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE FOR THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE TO USE THE PARKING LOT OF A GASOLINE SERVICE OR FILLING STATION OR OF A RESTAURANT OR OTHER EATING ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED AT A HIGHWAY, ROAD, OR STREET INTERSECTION TO AVOID COMPLIANCE WITH A STOP SIGN, YIELD SIGN, OR THE RED LIGHT OR FLASHING RED LIGHT OF A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE LOCATED AT SUCH INTERSECTION, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-2780. The driver of any vehicle who uses the parking lot of any gasoline service or filling station or of any restaurant or other eating establishment located at a highway, road, or street intersection to avoid compliance with a stop sign, yield sign, or the red light or flashing red light of a traffic control device located at that intersection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court."

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

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