South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 885

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      885
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990601
Primary Sponsor:                  Thomas
All Sponsors:                     Thomas, Bryan and Giese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1589dw99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Litter violator, debris coming out of 
                                  truck beds included; Conservation, Motor 
                                  Vehicles


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990601  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CRIME OF LITTERING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPERATOR OF A CONVEYANCE HAS VIOLATED THIS SECTION WHEN LITTER IS THROWN, DEPOSITED, DROPPED, OR DUMPED FROM THE CONVEYANCE AND PROVIDE THAT THE DRIVER OF A CONVEYANCE IS GUILTY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IF LITTER OR DEBRIS COMES OUT OF THE CONVEYANCE HE IS DRIVING OR OPERATING, INCLUDING THE BED OF A TRUCK, WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-11-700 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 36U, Part II, Act 497 of 1994, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(G)(1) Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from any motor vehicle, boat, airplane, or other conveyance in violation of this section, and the passenger committing the offense cannot be identified, the driver of the conveyance is assumed to have violated this section.

(2) The operator of the conveyance is guilty of violating this section if litter or debris coming out of the conveyance, including truck beds, is without the knowledge of the operator."

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

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