Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:894 Primary Sponsor:Hayes Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Accident in vehicle causing death Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:PT/22198AL.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Date of Last Amendment:19940317 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940602 Last History Type:Objection withdrawn by Representative Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hayes Giese Lander Washington Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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894 House 19940602 Objection withdrawn by Neal
Representative
894 House 19940602 Objection withdrawn by Anderson
Representative
894 House 19940601 Objection by Representative Scott
Holt
Anderson
Neal
Felder
894 House 19940519 Recalled from Committee 25
894 House 19940322 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
894 Senate 19940317 Amended, read third time,
sent to House
894 Senate 19940310 Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading with
notice of general amendments
894 Senate 19940309 Committee Report: Favorable 15
with amendment
894 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 15
referred to Committee
894 Senate 19931122 Prefiled, referred to 15
Committee
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May 19, 1994
S. 894
Introduced by SENATORS Hayes, Giese, Lander and Washington
S. Printed 5/19/94--H.
Read the first time March 22, 1994.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DUTIES OF DRIVER INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN DEATH RESULTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-1210. (A) The driver of any a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any a person shall immediately shall stop such the vehicle at the scene of such the accident or as close thereto to it as possible, but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 56-5-1230. Every such The stop shall must be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. Any A person who failing fails to stop or to comply with such the requirements under such circumstances shall of this section, is guilty of:
(1) a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. must be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one year or fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both, when injury results but great bodily injury or death does not result;
(2) a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ten years and fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars when great bodily injury results;
(3) a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than twenty-five years and fined not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars when death results.
(B) As used in this section, `great bodily injury' means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
(C) The department shall revoke the driver's license of the person so convicted pursuant to this section."
SECTION 2. Section 56-5-1220 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-1220. The driver of any a vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any a person shall immediately shall stop such the vehicle at the scene of such the accident or as close thereto to it as possible but shall forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 56-5-1230. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. Any A person failing who fails to stop or comply with such the requirements under such circumstances shall of this section is be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.