Current Status Bill Number:1126 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960213 Primary Sponsor:Waldrep All Sponsors:Waldrep Drafted Document Number:res9902.rlw Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 12 SLCI Subject:Smoke detectors, penalties
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Senate 19960213 Introduced, read first time, 12 SLCI
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TO AMEND SECTION 5-25-1370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS REQUIRING SMOKE DETECTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THESE PROVISIONS ON FIRST OFFENSE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE FINED NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR IMPRISONED FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, AND TO INCREASE THE FINE FOR A SECOND OFFENSE FROM BETWEEN FIFTY DOLLARS AND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BETWEEN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 5-25-1370 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-25-1370. A person who violates this article on first offense has fifteen days to install a smoke detector or to repair or replace the detector is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. On second offense or subsequent offense, a person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty one hundred dollars nor more than two five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.