South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 1173

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1173
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980407
Primary Sponsor:                Land 
All Sponsors:                   Land 
Drafted Document Number:        res1672.jal
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Education and Public Works
                                Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                        Highways and Streets,
                                Transportation Department to approve
                                obstructions on public roads to protect
                                from vandalism
History

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

House   19980505  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19980430  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980429  Read second time
Senate  19980423  Polled out of Committee: Favorable       15 ST
Senate  19980407  Introduced, read first time,             15 ST
                  referred to Committee
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POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE

MAJORITY FAVORABLE

April 23, 1998

S. 1173

Introduced by Senator Land

S. Printed 4/23/98--S.

Read the first time April 7, 1998.

THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1173), to amend Sections 57-7-210 and 57-7-220, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to obstructions on public highways, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

Has polled the Bill out majority favorable.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 57-7-210 AND 57-7-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OBSTRUCTIONS ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE OBSTRUCTIONS ERECTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IF THE OBSTRUCTION IS INTENDED TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM VANDALISM.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 57-7-210 and 57-7-220 of the 1976 Code are amended to read:

"Section 57-7-210. It shall be unlawful for any person wilfully to obstruct ditches and drainage openings along any highway, to place obstructions upon any such highway, or to throw or place on any such highway any objects likely to cut or otherwise injure vehicles using them. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the department from approving obstructions erected by local governments, including school districts, if the obstruction is intended to protect property from vandalism.

Section 57-7-220. Any time during the year when any public highway shall be obstructed, any overseer of the district in which it may be the department shall forthwith cause such obstruction to be removed."

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

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