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Bill 3031

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3031
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  Kirsh
All Sponsors:                     Kirsh, Davenport, Witherspoon, Walker, 
                                  Simrill, Stille, Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20007sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Motor vehicle insurance, uninsured 
                                  motorist not paying fee may not be awarded 
                                  damages if accident fault of


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010116  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        26 HLCI


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-215 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE AWARDING OF DAMAGES IN FAVOR OF A PERSON WHO IS INJURED WHILE OPERATING HIS MOTOR VEHICLE IF HIS INJURIES RESULTED FROM HIS OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND IF HE DID NOT HAVE IN EFFECT FOR THAT VEHICLE THE FINANCIAL SECURITY REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE AT THE TIME THE INJURY OCCURRED.

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

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 38-77-215.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, damages shall not be assessed in favor of a person who is operating his motor vehicle and his injuries resulted from his operation of the vehicle if he did not have in effect for that vehicle the financial security required by the laws of this State at the time the injury occurred, including specifically a person who has failed to register an uninsured motor vehicle and failed to pay the requisite uninsured motorist fee pursuant to Article 5, Chapter 10, Title 56."

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

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