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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3931 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990415 Primary Sponsor:Harrison All Sponsors:Harrison and Jennings Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\3393cm99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:School buses, stopped; penalty to pass unlawfully; Transportation Department, Traffic violations History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990415 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2780, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNLAWFULLY PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-2780(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 138 of 1995, is amended to read:
"(A) A driver of a vehicle violating Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bail for a first offense must be fined not less more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. In lieu Instead of imprisonment, the court may require that the individual complete an appropriate term of community service of not fewer than ten days upon terms and conditions the court considers proper. Upon conviction, entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeiture of bail for a second or subsequent violation of Section 56-5-2770(a) or (e), a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two thousand dollars or more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not fewer than thirty days and not more than sixty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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