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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3548 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010214 Primary Sponsor:Thompson All Sponsors:Thompson, Webb and White Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\skb\18168som01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Safety belts, child passenger restraint system exemption when child in emergency medical situation; Motor Vehicles History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010214 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6430, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN USE OF A CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICE IS NOT REQUIRED, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FOR FEEDING A CHILD OR FOR A CHILD WITH A MEDICAL PROBLEM AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION COVERS A CHILD BEING TRANSPORTED WHO IS IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-6430 is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-6430. The provisions of this article do not apply if a child being transported is in a medical emergency situation or being fed, has a physical impairment, or a medical problem or any distress which makes it impractical to use a child restraint system. Alternate restraint protection, such as safety belts, must be utilized if possible."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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