South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 1366


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1366
Ratification Number:            464
Act Number:                     439
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960417
Primary Sponsor:                Holland 
All Sponsors:                   Holland 
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\22660sd.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960523
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960604
Subject:                        Motor vehicle carrier laws,
                                registration and certification

History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960709  Act No. A439
------  19960604  Signed by Governor
------  19960530  Ratified R464
House   19960523  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960522  Read second time
House   19960521  Recalled from Committee                  25 HJ
House   19960430  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960426  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960425  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on Friday,
                  19960426
Senate  19960424  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19960417  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

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(A439, R464, S1366)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE CARRIER LAWS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORPORATE OFFICERS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES OR OTHER PERSONS OPERATING AS A PASSENGER CARRIER WHO VIOLATE OR WHO AID AND ABET IN THE VIOLATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CORPORATE OFFICERS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES OR OTHER PERSONS OPERATING AS A CARRIER OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS OR AS A CARRIER OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR DISPOSAL WHO VIOLATE OR WHO AID AND ABET IN THE VIOLATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ARE SUBJECT TO OTHER SPECIFIED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 15-9-340 OF THE 1976 CODE RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS ON MOTOR VEHICLE CARRIERS.

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

Penalties for certain violations

SECTION 1. Section 58-23-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 58-23-80. Every officer, agent, or employee of any corporation and every other person who wilfully violates or fails to comply with or who procures, aids, or abets in the violation of any provision of Articles 1 through 12 of this chapter or who fails to obey, observe, or comply with any lawful order, decision, regulation, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission or any part or provision thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days. Any officer, agent, or employee of a corporation or any other person operating as a passenger carrier who violates or who aids and abets in the violation of the provisions of Section 58-23-40 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars for a first offense, not less than five hundred dollars for a second offense, and for third and subsequent offenses not less than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed thirty days, or both. Any officer, agent, or employee of a corporation or any other person operating as a carrier of household goods or as a carrier of hazardous waste for disposal who violates or who aids and abets in the violation of the provisions of the certification and registration requirements contained in Section 58-23-40 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined as provided in Section 58-23-590(E). No violation may be charged more than once for any single given load."

Repeal

SECTION 2. Section 15-9-340 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 4th day of June, 1996.