South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 374

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Mescher
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5201cm03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Pick up trucks, recreational use, towing restrictions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/18/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   2/18/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4

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2/18/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-4072 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PICK-UP TRUCK USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES WITH A FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAY NOT TOW MORE THAN TWO SEPARATE TRAILING VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM LENGTH FOR THIS COMBINATION OF VEHICLES.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 33, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-4072.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a pick-up truck used for recreational purposes with a fifth wheel assembly may not tow more than two separate trailing vehicles. A combination of vehicles subject to this provision may not exceed a length of seventy-three feet overall dimension, inclusive of front and rear bumpers and load carried on it."

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

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