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Bill 90

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      90
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Thomas
All Sponsors:                     Thomas, Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7016ac99.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Transportation Committee 15 ST
Subject:                          Trailers, semitrailers, pole; fluorescent 
                                  tape on sides and rear when certain weight; 
                                  Motor Vehicles, Trucks


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990112  Introduced, read first time,           15 ST
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19981118  Prefiled, referred to Committee        15 ST


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-4795 SO AS TO REQUIRE FLUORESCENT TAPE ON THE SIDES AND REAR OF A TRAILER, SEMITRAILER, OR POLE TRAILER WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS GROSS WEIGHT.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-4795. A trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer weighing in excess of three thousand pounds gross weight must have a six-inch strip of fluorescent tape paint, metal, or other permanent substance affixed to each side of the trailer from the front to the rear and to the rear of the trailer from side to side."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 2000.

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