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H. 4408
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. G.M. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5552cm03.doc
Introduced in the House on June 5, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Traffic stops, law enforcement agency may not conduct in conjunction with driver's license check or motor vehicle registration check at certain checkpoints
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/5/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-161 6/5/2003 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-161
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-713 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY NOT CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP IN CONJUNCTION WITH A DRIVER'S LICENSE CHECK OR A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION CHECK AT A CHECKPOINT ESTABLISHED TO STOP ALL DRIVERS BETWEEN SEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. AND NINE O'CLOCK A.M., AND BETWEEN FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. AND SIX O'CLOCK P.M.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 5, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-713. Notwithstanding another provision of law, a law enforcement agency may not conduct a traffic stop in conjunction with a driver's license check or a motor vehicle registration check at a checkpoint established to stop all drivers between seven o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., and between four o'clock p.m. and six o'clock p.m."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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