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H. 4272
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Viers
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Introduced in the House on June 2, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Moped may not be operated on street or highway
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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6/2/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-12
6/2/2005 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1555, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEED LIMITATIONS PLACED ON THE OPERATION OF A MOPED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MOPED MAY NOT BE OPERATED ALONG A ROAD, STREET, OR HIGHWAY WHOSE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS GREATER THAN THIRTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1555 of the 1976 code, as last amended by Act 94 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-5-1555. No A person may not operate a moped at a speed in excess of twenty-five miles an hour or along a road, street, or highway whose maximum speed limit is greater than thirty-five miles an hour. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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