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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
May 13, 1999
S. 297
S. Printed 5/13/99--S.
Read the first time January 12, 1999.
TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO OPEN CONTAINERS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY POSSESS AN OPEN CONTAINER IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF A MOVING LIMOUSINE OR CHARTERED BUS.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 61-4-110 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 415 of 1996, is amended to read:
"Section 61-4-110. It is unlawful for a person to have in his possession, except in the trunk or luggage compartment, beer or wine in an open container in a moving vehicle of any kind which is licensed to travel in this State or any other state and that may travel upon the public highways of this State. This section must not be construed to prohibit the transporting of beer or wine in a closed container and does not apply to a passenger twenty-one years of age or older in a moving limousine or chartered bus who is not in the driving compartment or portion of the vehicle which is accessible to the driver. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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