Current Status Bill Number:4820 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980318 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport, J. Smith, Bowers, Lloyd, Simrill, McGee, Altman, Neal, Sandifer, Phillips, Clyburn, Barrett, Cave, Vaughn, Young-Brickell, Stuart, Leach, Hamilton, Littlejohn, Woodrum, Wilkes, Hinson, Riser, Young, F. Smith, Bauer and Jordan Drafted Document Number:KGH\15529CM.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Public Safety Department, highway patrolman not required to issue certain number of tickets; Law enforcement officer
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House 19980318 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL NOT REQUIRE A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN TO ISSUE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF TRAFFIC TICKETS EACH YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-65. The Department of Public Safety shall not officially or unofficially require a highway patrolman to issue a specific number of traffic tickets each year. A highway patrolman and his superior officers who comply with an order that violates this provision must be suspended permanently from their duties."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.