South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3043


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3043
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   Cromer 
All Sponsors:                      Cromer, Stille, Cotty, Seithel
                                   and Lloyd
Drafted Document Number:           DKA\3890CM.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Agriculture, Natural Resources
                                   & Environmental Affairs Com 20
                                   HANR
Subject:                           Motor vehicles, pickup trucks
                                   or trailers, minor not to stand or
                                   sit in open bed of



History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970116  Referred to Committee                    20 HANR
House   19970116  Recalled from Committee                  21 HEPW
House   19970114  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   19961211  Prefiled, referred to Committee          21 HEPW

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PERSONS UNDER FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE FROM STANDING OR SITTING IN THE OPEN BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK OR TRAILER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-3910. (A) It is unlawful for a person under fifteen years of age to stand or sit in the open bed of a pickup truck or trailer while it is traveling in excess of twenty-five miles an hour on a public road or highway.

(B) Subsection (A) does not apply when the vehicle is being:

(1) used for hunting;

(2) operated in an agricultural enterprise; or

(3) operated in an organized hay ride or parade.

(C) The operator of a motor vehicle who permits a person under fifteen years of age to ride in the open bed of a pickup truck or trailer in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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