Bill 3262

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3262
Primary Sponsor:                Kirsh
Committee Number:               21
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Trailers, semitrailers;
                                weight of
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
Date Tabled:                    19930203    
Computer Document Number:       436/12731SD.93
Introduced Date:                19930126    
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19930203    
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kirsh
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

3262  House   19930203      Tabled in Committee             21
3262  House   19930126      Introduced, read first time,    21
                            referred to Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-4580, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED ON BUSES, TRUCKS, TRAILERS, SEMITRAILERS, AND POLE TRAILERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE EVERY TRAILER AND SEMITRAILER, RATHER THAN JUST THOSE OVER THREE THOUSAND POUNDS OF GROSS WEIGHT, TO HAVE CERTAIN LIGHTING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A STOP LIGHT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-4580 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-4580. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter, the following vehicles shall must be equipped as herein stated stated in this section under the conditions stated in Section 56-5-4570;:

(1) on every bus or truck, whatever its size, there shall be on the rear, two reflectors, one on each side on the rear, and one stop light,;

(2) on every bus or truck eighty inches or more in overall width, in addition to the requirements in item (1),:

(a) on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side,;

(b) on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side,;

(c) on each side, two side-marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear; and

(d) on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear;

(3) on every truck tractor,:

(a) on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side; and

(b) on the rear, one stop light;

(4) on every trailer or semitrailer having a gross weight in excess of three thousand pounds,:

(a) on the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side,:

(b) on each side, two side-marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear,;

(c) on each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear and;

(d) on the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and also two reflectors, one at each side, and one stop light;

(5) on every pole trailer in excess of three thousand pounds gross weight,;

(a) on each side, one side-marker lamp and one clearance lamp, which may be in combination, to show to the front, side, and rear and;

(b) on the rear of the pole trailer or load, two reflectors, one at each side; and

(6) on every trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer weighing three thousand pounds gross or less there shall must be on the rear two reflectors, one on each side. If any a pole trailer or semitrailer is so loaded or is of such those dimensions as to obscure the stop light on the towing vehicle then such the vehicle shall must also be equipped with one stop light."

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