Current Status Bill Number:948 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:Giese All Sponsors:Giese, Hayes Drafted Document Number:BBM\10412JM.96 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Open containers of beer and wine in vehicles
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19951107 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 61-9-87, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OPEN CONTAINERS OF BEER OR WINE IN VEHICLES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE LANGUAGE DESCRIBING THE VEHICLE AS ONE "LICENSED TO TRAVEL IN THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 61-9-87 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 61-9-87. It shall be is unlawful for any a person to have in his possession any beer or wine in an open container in a moving vehicle of any kind, licensed to travel in this State or any other state, that may travel upon the public highways of this State, except in the trunk or luggage compartment. This section shall must not be construed to prohibit transporting beer or wine in a closed container. Any A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.